*ṣdd: 'side'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ṣdd
Meaning	'side'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	ṣad (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld
Judaic Aramaic	ṣiddā (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld
Aramaic	EmpArm. ṣd (adv., with prepositions) (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	ṣēʾd, ṣeyd (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld
Mandaic Aramaic	ṣaita (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld
Punic	ṣdʾ; N.Pu. ṣd, bṣd (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld
Arabic	ṣudd, ṣadd 'a side; the side of a valley, or of a ravine' (Lane 1659)	Lane 1659
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ṣdt (Al-Jallad 2026, 146)	Al-Jallad 2026 146	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	*ṣad (HALOT 1000)	HALOT 1000	gloss withheld

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Notes

Noun of the same root as the verb 3500 *ṣdd 'to turn aside, turn away'.

Updated 25 October 2026

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