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*magd- - excellence
(Kogan 2015: 193)
may be connected (as ma-prefix derivate) to biconsonantal element
*gd
“to be good, lucky, excellent”
Words
Akkadian
migdu
- first-quality fruits
(Abraham–Sokoloff 2001:24)
NB, Aramaism
Hebrew
mägäd
- excellence (of gifts of nature)
(HALOT 543)
Syriac
magdā
- fruit
(LSyr. 373, SL 707)
Arabic
maǯd-
- glory, honor, dignity, nobility
(Lane 2690)