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*ṣḥw/*ṣ̂ḥw - to shine, to be bright
(CDG 149, Appleyard 1977:39, Kogan 2015: 446)
Gez. ṣ̂aḥāy, Tna. ṣäḥay, Amh. ṭay, Eža č̣et (CDG 149) derive from this root
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Akkadian
ṣētu
- light, shining appearance of the sun, moon and stars, sultry weather, open air, open sun
(CAD Ṣ 150, AHw. 1095)
AHw: ‘Glut, heller Schein, Hitze’.
Arabic
ḍiḥḥ-
- the sun
(Lane 1770)
Tentatively compared in Kogan 2015: 446.
Arabic
ḍuḥaⁿ
- period of day after sunrise
(Lane 1773)