# \*ṣdɣ: 'temple (of the head)'

> Proto-Semitic *ṣdɣ, 'temple (of the head)': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣdɣ |
| Meaning | 'temple (of the head)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣudġ, ṣuduġ 'the temple; the part between the eye and the ear' (Lane 1665) | Lane 1665 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṣedʿā 'the temples of the head' (Payne Smith 474), 'temples (of the head)' (Brock. 622) | Payne Smith 474; Brock. 622 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ṣdʿʾ 'temples' (Brock. 622) | Brock. 622 |  |

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## Notes

Arabic ġ, Syriac ʿ: \*ɣ. Brock. 622 sets Arabic ṣudġ and Judaic Aramaic ṣdʿʾ beside Syriac ṣedʿā. Not SA097 \*ṣdġ 'MANIFESTATION', nor 564 \*ṣVdaʕ- 'split'.

## Linked from

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

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