# \*bdʾ: 'BEGINNING, FIRST OCCASION'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *bdʾ, 'BEGINNING, FIRST OCCASION': reflexes in 6 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>) › [B](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/b/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*bdʾ |
| Meaning | 'BEGINNING, FIRST OCCASION' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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