*ladan-: 'ladanum (aromatic resin)'

Root

FieldValue
Reconstruction*ladan-
Meaning'ladanum (aromatic resin)'
Basisproject

Reflexes

LanguageFormSourcesNote
Akkadianladinnu, ladunu, ladnu, among tribute from the West (CAD L 36)CAD L 36gloss withheld
Syrian Aramaicladnā (HALOT 527); laḏnā (LGz. 322)HALOT 527; LGz. 322
Judaic Aramaiclōdᵉnā 'ladanum, a soft resin, a product of the Cistus' (Jastrow 695)Jastrow 695
Mandaic Aramaicladan (HALOT 527; LGz. 322)HALOT 527; LGz. 322
Arabiclaḏun, lāḏun, lawdanūn (LGz. 322); lāda/in (HALOT 528)LGz. 322; HALOT 528gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabianldn (LGz. 322)LGz. 322
Geezlozān (LGz. 322)LGz. 322gloss withheld
Hebrewlōṭ (HALOT 527–528)HALOT 527–528gloss withheld

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

Notes

Culture word, > Greek λάδανον (HALOT 527; CAD L 36). Hebrew lōṭ has ṭ against d elsewhere. Not 3140 *nakʾat- 'aromatic gum (tragacanth gum; ladanum resin)' nor 714 *lada/un- 'be soft or wet'.

Updated 31 October 2026

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