# \*(ʾa-)dām- 'red'

A Proto-Semitic root the Linear A Lexicon's readings rest on.

- Author's gloss: red, to be red; red earth
- SED semet 1985
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/d/1844_red.md

## In Linear A

- [U-DI-MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/U-DI-MI/index.md>) (ʾUdmī): the Udumite—man of Udum (Kirta's city), 'red (land)'

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: adamātu (adumātu) s. pl. tantum OB [CAD a1 94], adamu (adammu, adumu) OAkk on [ibid. 95]; cf. metathetic (SB) daʔmu [ibid. d 74] (gloss withheld) [CAD 95; CAD d 74]

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: ʔidm [DULAT 18]; ʔadmānu (UVST 104); ʔdm G, N (DULAT 17–18) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: ʔādōm (HALOT 15), ʔădamdām (HALOT 15); ʾĕdôm, Edom, cun. Udumu (HALOT 12); ʾădāmî hanneqeb, place name, ? Ug. udm (HALOT 16) (gloss withheld)
- Amorite: ʾdm: jaʾdum, ʾadam, ʾadamum (Gelb AS 21, 13); ʾ-d-m: la-aḫ-du-mu; ʾadmān: ad/ḫa-ad-ma-n= (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 9) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: dmm 'to dye red' [BK 1 728]; ʔadima 'to be red, have tanned skin', ʔudmat- 'reddish colour, swarthy complexion' [BK 1 19]

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: ʔaddāmāwi [LGz 8] (gloss withheld)
- Amharic: addämä [LGz 8] (dama [LGur 207]) (gloss withheld)
- Soqotri: édhom (SLOnline 3037) (gloss withheld)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.