# \*ʕdn: 'to bestow well-being; to delight, live in luxury'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *ʕdn, 'to bestow well-being; to delight, live in luxury': reflexes in 4 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 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*ʕdn |
| Meaning | 'to bestow well-being; to delight, live in luxury' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ʿdn (Biella 354) | Biella 354 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʿdn hitp. (HALOT 792) | HALOT 792 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿadden pa. 'to make pleasant, delight, solace' (Payne Smith 401) | Payne Smith 401 |  |
| Amorite | ʿdn: jaʿdun, ʿadnum (Gelb AS 21, 15); yaʿdun, ʿadnu, ʿadun (Buck 2019, 274, 324) | Gelb AS 21 15; Buck 2019, 274, 324 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Headword from Epigraphic South Arabian (Beeston 1982; Biella 1982), not a comparative reconstruction.

## Linked from

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

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