Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gad-

Meaning: river-bed

Semitic: *gadd/y- 'river-bank' 1, 'well' 2

Berber: *gVdd- 'reservoir in the rocks; source, spring'

Western Chadic: *gud- 'seasonal river'

Central Chadic: *nV-gad- 'river'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *gad- 'river-bed'

Saho-Afar: *gad- 'river, stream'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1614

Proto-Semitic: *gadd/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'river-bank' 1, 'well' 2

Mandaic Aramaic: gada, gida 1

Arabic: gady-at- 1, gudd- 2

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *gVdd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'reservoir in the rocks; source, spring'

Ayr: tǝ-gǝdda 'cuvette naturelle dans le rocher; source d'eau salée provenant d'une cuvette naturelle souterraine'

Tawllemmet: tǝ-gǝdda 'cuvette naturelle dans le rocher; source d'eau salée provenant d'une cuvette naturelle souterraine'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *gud-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'seasonal river'

Dokshi: Guus gùd-úŋ [Cr: 23]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *nV-gad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'river'

Tera: Cf. gǝḍa <*gVd(VH)- 'wet, soak'

Buduma=Yedina: ŋgáda [LBud]

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *gad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'river-bed'

Bilin: gadi

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *gad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'river, stream'

Saho: gadee

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