# \*šdd: 'to expel' 1, 'to devastate, ravage' 2

> Proto-Semitic *šdd, 'to expel' 1, 'to devastate, ravage' 2: reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šdd |
| Meaning | 'to expel' 1, 'to devastate, ravage' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | tasadda, Gt stem (OLA80 §44.11); sadada 1 (HALOT 1418) | OLA80 §44.11; HALOT 1418 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | sädäda \[LHar 137\] | LHar 137 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šdd; pt. šōdēd, pl. 2 (HALOT 1418) | HALOT 1418 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | šdd (II) D 2 (DULAT 799) | DULAT 799 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | sadda 2 (HALOT 1418) | HALOT 1418 | gloss withheld |
| Canaanite | EG SYLL ša=da /\*šadda/ 2 (Hoch 290) | Hoch 290 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | sädädä (LGz. 486) | LGz. 486 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | säddädä (LGz. 486) | LGz. 486 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | säddäda (LGz. 486) | LGz. 486 |  |
| Gurage | sädädä (LGz. 486) | LGz. 486 |  |

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

## Notes

OLA80 §44.11. Cited as Ethiopic Stem III.A/1 (Gt): tasadda 'he was expelled'. Mediae geminatae. HALOT 1418 and DULAT 799 set Hebrew and Ugaritic šdd 'to devastate' with Ethiopic sadada.

## Linked from

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

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