# \*ʕud-: 'count' 1, 'declare, communicate' 2, 'menstrual period' 3

> Proto-Semitic *ʕud-, 'count' 1, 'declare, communicate' 2, 'menstrual period' 3: reflexes in 7 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>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-11-04.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕud- |
| Meaning | 'count' 1, 'declare, communicate' 2, 'menstrual period' 3 |
| Basis | reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1232 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕdd \[-u-\] 1 (Lane 1969) | Lane 1969 |  |
| Mehri | ʔed 1 |  |  |
| Harsusi | ʔadōd 1 |  |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿdd 1 (Biella 352; Sabaweb lemma 8072) | Biella 352; Sabaweb lemma 8072 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕdd tD 2 (DULAT 145) | DULAT 145 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | \*עִדָּה, pl. עִדִּים 3 (HALOT 790) | HALOT 790 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʕ-d-d 1, 2: names e-di-du-um /yaʕdid=/, a-da-di /ʕadad=/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 67) | Sanmartín GlOS 1, 67 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Ugaritic ʕdt 'assembly' (DULAT 148) belongs to \*wʕd, from which DULAT derives it.

## Linked from

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

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