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Akkadian
padû - to spare, to release
(CAD P 6, AHw. 808)
Derived words: pādû ‘forgiving’ (CDA 260); pidītu ‘pardon, alleviation’ (CAD P 359, AHw. 862); pīdu ‘pardon’ (CAD P 359, AHw. 862).
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PS
*pdy
- to buy out, to ransom, to redeem
(EDA P N12)