# \*ʕar(ā)d-: 'wild ass'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕar(ā)d-, 'wild ass': reflexes in 9 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 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕar(ā)d- |
| Meaning | 'wild ass' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2344 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕard- \[BK 2 211\], \[Fr. III 132\], \[Lane 1998\], \[TA VIII 369\]. | BK 2 211; Fr. III 132; Lane 1998; TA VIII 369 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | arada \[DM 35\]. | DM 35 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ʕărādayyā (pl. det.) 'wild ass' (BDB 1107) | BDB 1107 |  |
| Hebrew | ʕārōd (HALOT 882); pB. \[Ja. 1114\] | HALOT 882; Ja. 1114 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ʕărōd, ʕărād, ʕărādā \[Ja. 1114\], \[Levy WT II 243\], \[Levy WTM III 696\], ʕărād \[DJPA 418b apud CAL\] | Ja. 1114; Levy WT II 243; Levy WTM III 696; DJPA 418b; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʕǝrādā 'wild ass/donkey', ʕǝrādǝta 'wild she-ass' \[Brock. 547\], \[PS 2988\]. | Brock. 547; PS 2988 |  |
| Aramaic | Off. ʕrdʔ \[HJ 887\] | HJ 887 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ʿaradum, ʿardum, ʿardatum (Gelb AS 21, 15); ʿardu (Buck 2019, 325); ʿard: ḫa-ar-du-um, ḫa-ar-da-nu-um, ḫa-ar-da-ia; ʿarad: ḫa-ra-da-an, ḫa-ra-di-im (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 87) | Gelb AS 21 15; Buck 2019, 325; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 87 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿrd (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54); ʿryd (Al-Jallad 2026, 17) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54; Al-Jallad 2026 17 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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