*ʾbd: 'duration, for ever'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	ʾōbēd (HALOT 3)	HALOT 3	gloss withheld
Arabic	ʾabadan (HALOT 3); ʾabad (Biella 1); ʾabadiyya (Lane 5)	HALOT 3; Biella 1; Lane 5	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab ʾbd (SD 1) (Biella 1)	SD 1; Biella 1	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic ʾbd; Qaryat al-Fāw ʾbdm (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 38)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 38	gloss withheld

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Not 1185 *ʾVbVd- 'lose, be lost'.

Updated 22 October 2026