# \*daran-: 'skin disease'

> Proto-Semitic *daran-, 'skin disease': reflexes in 5 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*daran- |
| Meaning | 'skin disease' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2037 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | daran- 'hard tumors on the body, which usually come from black bile, as in leprosy' \[Dozy 1 437\] | Dozy 1 437 |  |
| Tigre | därän \[LH 521\] | LH 521 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | PB därän, name of a parasite worm \[Ja 324\] | Ja 324 |  |
| Amharic | (?) därämän \[K 1736\] | K 1736 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | darnā do., also 'moth (in clothes), wood worm' \[Ja. 324\] | Ja. 324 |  |

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## Linked from

- [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/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.