# \*ḥVrdān- ~ \*ḥVrḏān-: 'kind of lizard'

> Proto-Semitic *ḥVrdān- ~ *ḥVrḏān-, 'kind of lizard': 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>) › [ḥ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/het/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ḥVrdān- ~ \*ḥVrḏān- |
| Meaning | 'kind of lizard' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2395 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ḥirḏawn-, ḥirdawn- 'a kind of lizard peculiar to Africa' \[BK 1 406\] | BK 1 406 |  |
| Eblaitic | ḫu-da-um \[MEE IV 0024\] | MEE IV 0024 |  |
| Amharic | arǯano \[K 1157\]. | K 1157 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | ḥardōnā id. \[Ja. 499\]. | Ja. 499 |  |
| Harari | arǯūni \[LHar. 31\]. | LHar. 31 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ḥardānā 'starred agama (falsely \[called\] crocodile)' \[Brock. 255\], \[PS 1368\]. | Brock. 255; PS 1368 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | Maʕl. ḥarḏōna 'lizard' (Berg. 40) | Berg. 40 |  |
| Hebrew | pB. ḥardōn (Ja. 499 apud SED II 141) | Ja. 499; SED II 141 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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