# \*sdḳ: 'separate, split'

> Proto-Semitic *sdḳ, 'separate, split': reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*sdḳ |
| Meaning | 'separate, split' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | sadaqa (yəsdəq) (LGz. 486); śaṭaqa, saṭaqa (LGz. 537–538) | LGz. 486; LGz. 537–538 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | sädäqä (LGz. 486); säṭṭäqä (LGz. 538) | LGz. 486; LGz. 538 |  |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. sädäqä, Wol. sädäʾä \[LHar 137\] | LHar 137 |  |
| Harari | sēdäqa \[LHar 137\] | LHar 137 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | pB. sedeq (LGz. 486) | LGz. 486 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | sdeq (Payne Smith 361); sədaq (LGz. 486) | Payne Smith 361; LGz. 486 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | sdq (LGz. 486) | LGz. 486 |  |
| Akkadian | šatāqu (LGz. 538) | LGz. 538 |  |
| Aramaic | səṯaq (LGz. 538) | LGz. 538 |  |
| Tigre | šäṭṭäqa (LGz. 538) | LGz. 538 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | sənäṭṭäqä (LGz. 538) | LGz. 538 |  |
| Amharic | sänäṭṭäqä (LGz. 538) | LGz. 538 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

EDH 137 also prints Aymellel säṭṭäqä and Amh., Argobba snṭq, with ṭ for d.

## Linked from

- [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>)

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