فٞادٞى
féde (yéfed/ľifdέ)
basic morphological information

v. (Ia)

to help, to provide abundantly
помогать, снабжать
أفاد
Naumkin et al. 2016a:46
text examples

a. féde tho díˀʸho mudárras tóˀo kánaḥ yeḳabítin tho be-ḳáˁar ‘My teacher helped me, teaching me additionally at home’ (field notes)
b. féde tho ḥkómeʰ tóˀo ṭéfoʰ ḥe ḷedrós be-tɛr ‘My government supported me, giving me an opportunity to study abroad’ (field notes)

root
fdy
etymology

Probably not identical with féde ‘to ransom, to set free’ in LS 333, which displays Arabic-like conjugational forms.

continental MSA
  • Mhr. fədō to recover, get back smth.; to ransom
  • Jib. fédé to ransom, to recover smth.