# \*ṣVwad/\*ṣVyad-: 'hunt (v.), take, catch' 1, 'fish' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ṣVwad/*ṣVyad-, 'hunt (v.), take, catch' 1, 'fish' 2: reflexes in 16 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṣVwad/\*ṣVyad- |
| Meaning | 'hunt (v.), take, catch' 1, 'fish' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 858 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ṣyd \[-i-, -a-\] (Lane 1752); ṣayd 2, Yemeni (Tāj 8:309) | Lane 1752; Tāj 8:309 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | c̣ayd 2 |  |  |
| Soqotri | ṣode 2; ṣóde (SLOnline 7560) | SLOnline 7560 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | ṣâdu (AHw 1073) | AHw 1073 |  |
| Harsusi | ṣayd 2 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | ṣd (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 30) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 30 |  |
| Jibbali | c̣od 2 |  |  |
| Hebrew | ṣwd (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 30) | Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 30 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ṣyd (SD 146; Biella 421, 422; Sabaweb lemmas 5235, 5236, 5237) | SD 146; Biella 421, 422; Sabaweb lemmas 5235, 5236, 5237 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ṢWD (Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ṣwd); ṣyd (Aramaic Root Atlas) | Aramaic Root Atlas; CAL s.v. ṣwd; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣyd | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ṣd; ṣd (T 276) | T 276; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ṣyd | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | mᵉṣūdᵉtā (HALOT 622); ṣēdā (HALOT 1020) | HALOT 622; HALOT 1020 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | mṣīdtā (HALOT 622); ṣād, ṣwd, ṣaydā (HALOT 1010, 1020) | HALOT 622; HALOT 1010, 1020 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ṢUD, ṣaid (HALOT 1010, 1020) | HALOT 1010, 1020 |  |
| Amorite | ṣjd: ṣājidum, ṣājidatum, ṣajjādum, jāṣīd (Gelb AS 21, 34); ṣayyād (Buck 2019, 333) | Gelb AS 21 34; Buck 2019, 333 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṣyd (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 130); ṣd 1; mṣd 1; Hismaic ṣyd 1 (Al-Jallad 2026, 150) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 130; Al-Jallad 2026 150 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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