# \*ʾuḏn-/\*ʾiḏān- {} \*ʾuǯn-/\*ʾiǯān-: 'ear'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾuḏn-/*ʾiḏān- {} *ʾuǯn-/*ʾiǯān-, 'ear': reflexes in 23 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾuḏn-/\*ʾiḏān- {} \*ʾuǯn-/\*ʾiǯān- |
| Meaning | 'ear' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1993 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔuḏn- \[BK 1 21\] | BK 1 21 |  |
| Mehri | ḥǝ-yḏēn \[JM 3\] | JM 3 |  |
| Soqotri | ʔídihen \[LS 53\], \[SSL LS 1450\] | LS 53; SSL LS 1450 |  |
| Akkadian | uznu OAkk on \[AHw 1447-1448\] | AHw 1447-1448 |  |
| Harsusi | ḥe-yḏēn \[JH 1\] | JH 1 |  |
| Tigre | ʔǝzǝn \[LH 381\] | LH 381 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | ʕudna \[DM 342\] | DM 342 |  |
| Ugaritic | ʔudn \[DULAT 20\] | DULAT 20 |  |
| East Ethiopic | SEL ǝzn, izn, WOL ZWY ǝzǝn \[LGur 121\] | LGur 121 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ʔǝzn \[LGz 52\] | LGz 52 |  |
| Gurage | MUH MSQ GOG SOD ǝnzǝn, CHA EZ̆A ENN END GYE ǝzǝr \[LGur 121\] | LGur 121 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL eḏna \[Berg 22\] TUR aḏno \[J Mlah 19\] MLH ezno \[J Mlah 19, 173\] MMND odna, onna \[M MND 501\]; Hrt. nata \[J Hert. 195\]; NAssyr. nātä \[Tser. 0142\] | Berg 22; J Mlah 19; J Mlah 19, 173; M MND 501; J Hert. 195; Tser. 0142 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ʔiḏɛ́n \[JJ 1\] | JJ 1 |  |
| Hebrew | ʔōzän (HALOT 27) | HALOT 27 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | SAB ʔḏn \[SD 2; Sabaweb lemma 3316\] | SD 2; Sabaweb lemma 3316 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʔōdän, ʔūdan, ʔūdān, ʔudnā \[Ja 22\]; ʔdn (det. ʔädnā) \[DJPA 36a apud CAL\]; JUD ʔūnā \[Ja 28\] | Ja 22; DJPA 36a; CAL; Ja 28 |  |
| Harari | uzun \[LHar 39\] | LHar 39 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʔednā \[Brock 6\] | Brock 6 |  |
| Gafat | ǝznä \[LGaf 187\] | LGaf 187 |  |
| Aramaic | OFF ʔdn \[HJ 26\] | HJ 26 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʔǝzni \[Bass 558\] | Bass 558 |  |
| Argobba | əzən, S. Arg. izin \[LArg. 194\] | LArg. 194 |  |
| Amorite | ʾuḏḏunān (Gelb AS 21, 14) | Gelb AS 21 14 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

The denominative verb 'to listen' is 3568.

## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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