# \*kad- 'mug'

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

- Author's gloss: jar, pitcher
- SED semet 276
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/k/319_mug.md

## In Linear A

- [KA-DI](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/KA-DI/index.md>) (kadd): jar, jug (liquid container)

## Notes

Akkadian kandu 'container of earthenware or silver, mainly for wine' NB, WSem. word (CAD K 148; HALOT 460). Borrowed as Greek κάδος, Latin cadus 'jug, pitcher', chiefly for wine (Rendsburg 2026, 213).

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Ugaritic: kd¹ /kaddu/ (Huehnergard 2012, 149) (gloss withheld)
- Phoenician: kd (Krahmalkov 224) (gloss withheld)
- Hebrew: kad (Rendsburg 2026, 213) (gloss withheld)
- Aramaic: kd, pl. kddn (DNWSI 487) (gloss withheld)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Arabic: kadd, Yemeni (Tāj 9:101) (gloss withheld)

---

Page: https://linear-a.ai/roots/319/
Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.