# \*ʾaṭad-: 'buckthorn'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾaṭad-, 'buckthorn': reflexes in 5 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾaṭad- |
| Meaning | 'buckthorn' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ʾāṭād (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʾaṭādā (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 |  |
| Arabic | ʾaṭad- (Kogan 2011, 202) | Kogan 2011 202 |  |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʾaṭdā (HALOT 37) | HALOT 37 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | aṭaṭa (HALOT 37) | HALOT 37 |  |

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## Notes

PS \*ʾaṭad- 'buckthorn' (Kogan 2011, 202). Akk. eddetu, eddedu 'boxthorn' (CAD E 23; ed(d)edu, eṭettu HALOT 37): CAD finds no writing with ṭ and calls the relation to Heb. ʾāṭād uncertain.

## Linked from

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

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