# \*ʕād-: '(he is) still'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕād-, '(he is) still': reflexes in 13 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕād- |
| Meaning | '(he is) still' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebrew | ˁōd (HALOT 795 apud SEDonline 1242) | HALOT 795; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ˁōd (HALOT 1944 apud SEDonline 1242) | HALOT 1944; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ˁād(a) (BK 2 398 apud SEDonline 1242) | BK 2 398; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ˁd (Stein 2010:721 apud SEDonline 1242; Sabaweb lemma 3865) | SEDonline 1242; Sabaweb lemma 3865 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | ˁādi (CDG 55 apud SEDonline 1242) | CDG 55; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ˁadu (WTS 482 apud SEDonline 1242) | WTS 482; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | ˀād (ML 35 apud SEDonline 1242) | ML 35; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | ˁɔd (JL 19 apud SEDonline 1242) | JL 19; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ˀād (HL 12 apud SEDonline 1242) | HL 12; SEDonline 1242 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ˁad (LS 302; SLOnline 3348); ˁad (LS 302; SLOnline 26306) | LS 302; SLOnline 3348; SLOnline 26306 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | wʿd (T 239) | T 239 | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | ʕōd (LGz. 56) | LGz. 56 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕd (LGz. 56) | LGz. 56 | gloss withheld |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Notes

PWS \*ˁād- '(he is) still' (Kogan 2015: 76–77, 105 apud SEDonline 1242), a PWS innovation from \*ˁwd 'to turn'; Kogan 2015: 76 also compares Akk. adīni 'until now; not yet' (apud SEDonline 1242).

## Linked from

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

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