# \*ṣdd: 'side'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣdd, 'side': reflexes in 9 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>) › [ṣ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tsade/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## 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'.

## Linked from

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

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