# \*wdy: 'wadi, river valley'

> Proto-Semitic *wdy, 'wadi, river valley': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wdy |
| Meaning | 'wadi, river valley' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | wōdi; ḥǝwōdi (Rubin 2018 98) | Rubin 2018 98 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | wādin 'a valley; a water-course, torrent-bed' (Lane 3051) | Lane 3051 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab wdy-n, pl. ʾwdyt, ʾwdw (SD 156); wd, wdy(n), pl. ʾwdytn; pl. ʾwdwn (Biella 121) | SD 156; Biella 121 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Sabaic has the verb wdy 'to flow' (SD 156; Biella 121). Not K0427 \*wVdVy- 'throw'.

## Linked from

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

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