*ṣadaqa, “to be just”

Old Semitic *ṣadaqa “to be just” appears in

 

Ugaritic

  • ṣidqu 𐎕𐎄𐎖 “justice”

 

Hebrew

  • ṣaḏaq צָדַק “to be right”
  • ṣeḏeq צֶדֶק “justice”
  • ṣəḏāqâ צְדָקָה “charity”

 

Arabic

  • ṣidq صِدْق “sincerity”
  • ṣadaqa صَدَقَ“to be true”
  • ṣadaqa صَدَقَة “alms”
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