# \*lVsVd-: 'butter'

> Proto-Semitic *lVsVd-, 'butter': reflexes in 4 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>) › [L](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/l/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*lVsVd- |
| Meaning | 'butter' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geez | lasd 'butter' | Anderson–Moser 2024 root lsd |  |
| Tigrinya | läsdi, läsda, lästa (LGz. 318) | LGz. 318 |  |
| Akkadian | lišdu (Kogan 2011, 240) | Kogan 2011 240 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ləšad (Kogan 2011, 240); ləšad haššemen (Nu 11:8) (HALOT 536) | Kogan 2011 240; HALOT 536 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 536 derives the noun from Arabic lasada 'to suck, absorb' (Lane 2659).

## Linked from

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

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