قدح

The base stem verb is cognate to Classical Syriac ܩܕܰܚ (qdaḥ, “to bore, to pierce; to light, to heaten”), Aramaic קָדַח (qādah, “to bore, to pierce”), Ge'ez ቀድሐ (ḳädḥä, “to draw water; to pierce, to drill”). For the “cup” meaning, Ge'ez መቅድሕ (mäḳdəḥ, “water jar; drill”), Old South Arabian 𐩣𐩤𐩵𐩢 (mqdḥ, “cup, vessel for offerings”). Compare also قَدَّ (qadda, “to cut off”), as that root has been confused at least by Aramaic where ܩܕܰܚ (qdaḥ) also means “to shave” and קְדַד (qədad) “to penetrate”.