# \*ṯVqVd-: 'almond'

> Proto-Semitic *ṯVqVd-, 'almond': reflexes in 10 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>) › [ṯ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tha/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṯVqVd- |
| Meaning | 'almond' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | šiqdu (AHw 1247) | AHw 1247; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯqd | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | šaqed 'almond' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯqd |  |
| Punic | šqd 'almond' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯqd |  |
| Ugaritic | ṯqd 'almond' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṯqd |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | šigdā (HALOT 1638) | HALOT 1638 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | šᵉgedtā (HALOT 1638); šegdā (LGz. 491) | HALOT 1638; LGz. 491 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | šigda (HALOT 1638) | HALOT 1638 |  |
| Geez | šĕgd (HALOT 1638) | HALOT 1638 |  |
| Eblaitic | ša-ḳì-dum (VE 457; Zurro 1983: 266; Kogan 2012: 254 apud SEDonline 479), /šaqidum/ (Hajouz 2013, 714) | VE 457; Kogan 2012: 254; SEDonline 479; Hajouz 2013, 714 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | šqdm (Krahmalkov 479) | Krahmalkov 479 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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