# \*ʾid/\*ʾidā: 'when; then' > Proto-Semitic *ʾid/*ʾidā, 'when; then': reflexes in 12 language(s). A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki]() › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots]() › [ʾ](). Updated 2026-10-22. ## Root | Field | Value | |---|---| | Reconstruction | \*ʾid/\*ʾidā | | Meaning | 'when; then' | | Basis | project | ## Reflexes | Language | Form | Sources | Note | |---|---|---|---| | Arabic | ʾiḏ, ʾiḏā (OLA80 §58.12) | OLA80 §58.12 | gloss withheld | | Hebrew | ʾāz, ʾāzay (OLA80 §58.12) | OLA80 §58.12 | gloss withheld | | Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʾḏ (SD 2; Biella 5; Sabaweb lemma 3497) | SD 2; Biella 5; Sabaweb lemma 3497 | gloss withheld | | Punic | Is (Neo-Punic; Krahmalkov 39) | Krahmalkov 39 | gloss withheld | | Ugaritic | ʾid, ʾid-k (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1 | gloss withheld | | Biblical Aramaic | ʾä̆dayin (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1 | gloss withheld | | Geez | ʾənza; māʾəze; yəʾəze (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1 | gloss withheld | | Tigre | ʾaze (Kogan 2015, ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1) | Kogan 2015 ch. 2 §5.2.2.1 no. 1 | gloss withheld | | Tigrinya | ḥəzi, ḥəǧi (LGz. 625) | LGz. 625 | gloss withheld | | Harari | ḥōǧi (LGz. 625) | LGz. 625 | | | Gurage | awǧe, awǧi (LGz. 625) | LGz. 625 | | | Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʾḏ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 39) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 39 | gloss withheld | A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed. ## Notes OLA80 §58.12 ## Linked from - [ʾ]() --- Page: https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/S73_when_then/ Licence: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit 50525edd.