*ʾadam-: 'man; humankind'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ʾadam-
Meaning'man; humankind'
BasisSED
SEDSEDonline semet 2641

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianadamu (AHw. 10), syn. list (CAD A/1 95); ʔadnātu NBAHw. 10; CAD A/1 95gloss withheld
Tigreʔaddam, ʔaddamatat; ʔaddemaygloss withheld
Ugariticadm
Modern ArabicHdr ʔawādim; Daṯ ʔawādimgloss withheld
Phoenicianʔdm (T 4)T 4gloss withheld
Hebrewʔādām
Epigraphic South ArabianSab ʔdm, ʔdwm-t, ʔdym; Min ʔdm; Qat ʔdm (Kogan 2011, 232; Sabaweb lemma 1293); Sab ʾdymt (SD 2)Kogan 2011 232; Sabaweb lemma 1293; SD 2gloss withheld
Punicʾdm 'person'Anderson–Moser 2024 root ʾdm

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Notes

Tigrinya ˀaddam (TED 1530 apud SEDonline 575) is the same loan as Geez ʔaddam 'Adam'. Arabic ʔādām- 'Adam' (<Hbr). Mandaic Aramaic adam 'Adam' (<Hbr). Geez ʔaddam 'Adam' (loanword). Syrian Aramaic ʔādāmmāy 'human' (<Hbr). Judaic Aramaic ʔādām (<Hbr?).

Updated 22 October 2026

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