englUltimately, all items in this “root” go back to the same Sem etymon. But some are probably inner-Sem loans.▪ ṢDQ_1 ‘to speak the truth’ ↗ṣadaqa
▪ ṢDQ_2 ‘(voluntarily given) alms’ ↗ṣadaqaẗ
▪ ṢDQ_3 ‘strictly veracious, upright’ ↗ṣiddīq .
▪ ṢDQ_4 ‘…’ ↗… ♦ Semantic value spectrum in ClassAr (acc. to BAH2008): ‘to say, tell, utter, speak the truth; to fulfil one’s promise; (of the morning) to shine clearly; to be true to (principles or friends); the truth; steadfastness; to befriend, friendship; charity, alms, to give alms to the poor; dowry’