# \*bʕd: 'be distant; remove; after, behind'

> Epigraphic South Arabian headword *bʕd, 'be distant; remove; after, behind': reflexes in 17 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 2026-10-24.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | \*bʕd |
| Meaning | 'be distant; remove; after, behind' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab bʿd (Biella 49; Sabaweb lemma 2030); Sab bʿd, bʿdn (SD 25 apud SEDonline 1249; Sabaweb lemmas 2062, 2300); Min bʿd (LM 19 apud SEDonline 1249) | Biella 49; Sabaweb lemma 2030; SD 25; SEDonline 1249; Sabaweb lemmas 2062, 2300; LM 19 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | Ar bʿd D (Biella 49); baʿuda, baʿda (LGz. 83) | Biella 49; LGz. 83 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | baʿada (LGz. 83) | LGz. 83 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | baʿad (LGz. 83); báˁad (SLOnline 3473) | LGz. 83; SLOnline 3473 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | (ʾa)bʿed (LGz. 83) | LGz. 83 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | baʿdi (LGz. 83) | LGz. 83 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | baʿəd (LGz. 83) | LGz. 83 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | badä (LGz. 83) | LGz. 83 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | bada (LGz. 83) | LGz. 83 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic bʿd (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58); Safaitic bʿd; bʿd (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 58 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | baʕad (MD 49) | MD 49 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | bād (ML 40 apud SEDonline 1249) | ML 40; SEDonline 1249 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | baʕd (JL 21 apud SEDonline 1249) | JL 21; SEDonline 1249 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | bād (HL 14 apud SEDonline 1249) | HL 14; SEDonline 1249 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | baʕad (HALOT 141 apud SEDonline 1249) | HALOT 141; SEDonline 1249 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | bʕd (DULAT 202) | DULAT 202 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | baʿdum, beʿdum, biʿdum (Gelb AS 21, 16) | Gelb AS 21 16 | gloss withheld |

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## 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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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.