# \*ḏwd: 'pasture(land)'

> Proto-Semitic *ḏwd, 'pasture(land)': reflexes in 2 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 | \*ḏwd |
| Meaning | 'pasture(land)' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | maḏād 'a place where beasts pasture at pleasure' (Lane 988) | Lane 988 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. ḏwd (SD 40) (Biella 92) | SD 40; Biella 92 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

Ar. ḏ = Sab. ḏ.

## Linked from

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

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