# \*ṣdd: 'to turn aside, turn away'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣdd, 'to turn aside, turn away': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣdd |
| Meaning | 'to turn aside, turn away' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | MHeb. ṣdd (pi.) (HALOT 1000) | HALOT 1000 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣdd (pa.) (HALOT 1000) | HALOT 1000 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṣadda ʿanhu 'he turned away from, avoided, shunned, left, him, it' (Lane 1658); ṣādd 'turning away, avoiding, shunning; averse' (Lane 1659) | Lane 1658; Lane 1659 |  |

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## Notes

HALOT 1000 calls the verb denominative from ṣad 'side', and also finds likely Gesenius-Buhl's view that the verb is the root of the noun. Verb of the same root as 3501 \*ṣdd 'side'. Not 611 \*ṣad- 'shout'.

## Linked from

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

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