*ḏahab-: 'gold'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Hebrew	zāhāb (HALOT 265)	HALOT 265	gloss withheld
Biblical Aramaic	dǝhab (HALOT 265)	HALOT 265
Mandaic Aramaic	dahba (HALOT 265; MD 98)	HALOT 265; MD 98
Arabic	ḏahab (LGz. 127)	LGz. 127
Tigre	zahab (HALOT 265)	HALOT 265
Amorite	ḏuhhubum (Gelb AS 21, 18)	Gelb AS 21 18	gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaic	dahbā (Kogan 2015, ch. 3 §5.3 no. 4)	Kogan 2015 ch. 3 §5.3 no. 4	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	ḏhb (HALOT 265) (Sabaweb lemma 1229); Qat. ḏhbm (Ricks 1982 s.v. ḏhbm)	HALOT 265; Sabaweb lemma 1229; Ricks 1982 s.v. ḏhbm	gloss withheld

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

Geez dahab, Tigre and Tigrinya dähab (Leslau CDG 127) have d for *ḏ, irregular.

Updated 22 October 2026