*ʾVbVd-: 'lose, be lost'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʾVbVd- |
| Meaning | 'lose, be lost' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1236 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandaic Aramaic | abad | ||
| Ugaritic | ʔbd | ||
| Phoenician | yʔbd; ʔbd (T 2) | T 2 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔbd | ||
| Aramaic | (Epigr) ʔbd, (Palest) ʔ.bad | ||
| Akkadian | abātu 'destroy' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾbd | |
| Geez | ʾabda (yəʾbad); taʾabda (Lt) (LGz. 2–3) | LGz. 2–3; Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾbd | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾbd 'destroy' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾbd | |
| Arabic | ʾabada (HALOT 2) | HALOT 2 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾebaḏ (LGz. 2; Payne Smith 2); ʾabdānā (Payne Smith 2) | LGz. 2; Payne Smith 2 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʾabbäda (LGz. 2) | LGz. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | ʾabbädä, ʿabädä (LGz. 2) | LGz. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | abbädä (LGz. 2) | LGz. 2 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | šɛʔɛ́bid (CSOL I 464 apud SEDonline 1992) | SEDonline 1992 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | a-ba-ad, a-ba-tum, a-buₓ-du /ʾ-b-d/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 4); a-ba-tum, a-buₓ(NI)-du = Sum. a-záḫ (VE 610; Civil 2017, 119); a-ba-tum /ʾabātu(m)/ (G inf.), a-buₓ(NI)-du /ʾabbutu(m)/ (D inf.) (VE 610; Hajouz 2013, 35) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 4; VE 610; Civil 2017, 119; Hajouz 2013, 35 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʔbd, haf. (HALOT 2) | HALOT 2 | gloss withheld |
| Moabite | ʔbd (DNWSI 4) | DNWSI 4 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026