*bdʾ: 'BEGINNING, FIRST OCCASION'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab bdʾ (SD 26; Biella 35) (Sabaweb lemma 3910)	SD 26; Biella 35; Sabaweb lemma 3910	gloss withheld
Arabic	Ar badʾ (Lane 163; Biella 35)	Lane 163; Biella 35	gloss withheld
Harsusi	bedō (HSED 172)	HSED 172	gloss withheld
Jibbali	bedeʾ (HSED 172)	HSED 172	gloss withheld
Soqotri	bedeʾ (HSED 172)	HSED 172	gloss withheld
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic bdʾ (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 59)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 59	gloss withheld

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

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

Updated 22 October 2026