# \*dardar- 'thistle'

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

- Author's gloss: thistle
- Record: https://github.com/plasma-ai/kaphtor/blob/50525edd50131a50e59ec82bf5132da0fa89efc9/wiki/semitic-roots/d/3196_thistle.md

## In Linear A

- [DA-RI-DA](<https://linear-a.ai/lexicon/DA-RI-DA/index.md>) (Dardaʿ): personal name, 'thistle' (Hebrew Dardaʿ)

## Notes

PS *dardar- 'thistle' (Kogan 2011, 201); the root is in Yemeni Arabic but probably not in the classical language.

## Reflexes: East Semitic

- Akkadian: daddaru (Kogan 2011, 201)

## Reflexes: Northwest Semitic

- Hebrew: dardar (Kogan 2011, 201)
- Syrian Aramaic: dardrē (Kogan 2011, 201)
- Aramaic: dardar (LGz. 136)

## Reflexes: Arabic

- Modern Arabic: Yemeni durdurin (Kogan 2011, 201)

## Reflexes: Ethiopic and Modern South Arabian

- Geez: dandar, dader (Kogan 2011, 201)
- Tigrinya: dander, dandär (Kogan 2011, 201)
- Amharic: dändär (Kogan 2011, 201)

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