Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ḥ*ḥVrdān- ~ *ḥVrḏān-: 'kind of lizard' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ḥVrdān- ~ *ḥVrḏān-Meaning'kind of lizard'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 2395 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicḥirḏawn-, ḥirdawn- 'a kind of lizard peculiar to Africa' [BK 1 406]BK 1 406Eblaiticḫu-da-um [MEE IV 0024]MEE IV 0024Amharicarǯano [K 1157].K 1157gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicḥardōnā id. [Ja. 499].Ja. 499Harariarǯūni [LHar. 31].LHar. 31gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicḥardānā 'starred agama (falsely [called] crocodile)' [Brock. 255], [PS 1368].Brock. 255; PS 1368Modern AramaicMaʕl. ḥarḏōna 'lizard' (Berg. 40)Berg. 40HebrewpB. ḥardōn (Ja. 499 apud SED II 141)Ja. 499; SED II 141gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageḥ