# \*ʾbd: 'duration, for ever'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾbd, 'duration, for ever': reflexes in 4 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 | \*ʾbd |
| Meaning | 'duration, for ever' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Notes

Not 1185 \*ʾVbVd- 'lose, be lost'.

## Linked from

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

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