# \*ʾadōn- 'lord, master (divine and secular)'

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

- Author's gloss: lord, master
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/add28e9473c07931be80fd0b364181739fc5519a/wiki/semitic-roots/%CA%BE/2744_lord_master_divine_and_secular.md

## In Linear A

- [DU-NI-MI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DU-NI-MI/index.md>) (ʾadunim / ʾadunīm): (to) the lord / lords—recipient entry; written only as WA-DU-NI-MI 'and (to) the lord(s)'

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: adn (DULAT 19); /ʔadānu/ (UVST 48, 104) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: ʔdn (DNWSI 15 apud SEDonline 207); ʾdn (T 4) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: ʔādōn (HALOT 12) (gloss withheld)
- Punic: ʾdn; ʾdn, ʿdn, ʾn, dn, ʾddn, ʿdʾn, ḥdn (T 5) (gloss withheld) [Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾdn]

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.