# \*ʾadam-: 'man; humankind'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾadam-, 'man; humankind': reflexes in 8 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 | \*ʾadam- |
| Meaning | 'man; humankind' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2641 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | adamu (AHw. 10), syn. list (CAD A/1 95); ʔadnātu NB | AHw. 10; CAD A/1 95 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʔaddam, ʔaddamatat; ʔaddemay |  | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | adm |  |  |
| Modern Arabic | Hdr ʔawādim; Daṯ ʔawādim |  | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | ʔdm (T 4) | T 4 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔādām |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab 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 2 | gloss withheld |
| Punic | ʾdm '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' (&lt;Hbr). Mandaic Aramaic adam 'Adam' (&lt;Hbr). Geez ʔaddam 'Adam' (loanword). Syrian Aramaic ʔādāmmāy 'human' (&lt;Hbr). Judaic Aramaic ʔādām (&lt;Hbr?).

## Linked from

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

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