ṣâdu (1)  [NIGIN : ]  (vb. ū ; )

G. to roam, wander, prowl ; to turn around Gtn. to roam about ; to turn ; to twitch continually (a part of the body) D. to turn (a part of the body) Dtn. to turn continually (a part of the body) ; to twist (the face)

Cf. ṣayyādu, ṣūdu (1), ṣūd pāni, ṣā ' idu

See also : baʾāru

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ṣayād "to hunt"
• Arabic : ṣāda  صَادَ
• Hebrew : ṣāḋ  צָד "to catch"
• Ugaritic : ṣyd  

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