Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ś*śVhVd-: 'bear witness' Root FieldValueReconstruction*śVhVd-Meaning'bear witness'Basisproject Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteEpigraphic South Arabians²hd (SD 132) (Sabaweb lemma 5074)SD 132; Sabaweb lemma 5074gloss withheldArabicšhd (QAC شهد; Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 11)QAC شهد; Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 11gloss withheldAramaicšhd, shd, śāhădī (HALOT 1311); šhdw (DNWSI 1113)HALOT 1311; DNWSI 1113gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicshed 'witness, testify; be martyred' (Payne Smith 362)Payne Smith 362Biblical Aramaicsāhădūtā (HALOT 1985 apud SEDonline 336)HALOT 1985; SEDonline 336gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicshd (Kogan 2015, ch. 6 §4 no. 11)Kogan 2015 ch. 6 §4 no. 11gloss withheldPre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic śhdt (Al-Jallad 2026, 139)Al-Jallad 2026 139gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageś