# \*ʕrḍ: 'breadth, width' 1, 'wide valley' 2

> Proto-Semitic *ʕrḍ, 'breadth, width' 1, 'wide valley' 2: reflexes in 3 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 2026-11-03.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕrḍ |
| Meaning | 'breadth, width' 1, 'wide valley' 2 |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʿarḍ 'breadth; width' (Lane 2006) | Lane 2006 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿrḍ (SD 19) | SD 19 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿrḍ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 17); Dadanitic ʿrḍ 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 18) | Al-Jallad 2026 17; Al-Jallad 2026 18 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Gez. ward 'breadth, width' (LGz. 617), printed beside Arb. ʿarḍ, has w for ʿ and d for ḍ. Cf. K0657 \*ʿVrVḍ- 'happen'.

## Linked from

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

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