# \*ḏahab-: 'gold'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏahab-, 'gold': reflexes in 8 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>) › [ḏ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/dhal/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḏahab- |
| Meaning | 'gold' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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