# \*spd: 'to mourn, lament'

> Proto-Semitic *spd, 'to mourn, lament': 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>) › [S](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/s/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*spd |
| Meaning | 'to mourn, lament' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | sapādu (CAD S 150); sipdu (CAD S 299) | CAD S 150; CAD S 299 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | spd (HALOT 763); mispēd (HALOT 607) | HALOT 763; HALOT 607 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | mšspdt (HALOT 763) | HALOT 763 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | spd (HALOT 763); mispǝdā (HALOT 607) | HALOT 763; HALOT 607 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

HALOT 763 gives 'to beat one's breast' as the basic meaning, with a query. Mandaic writes spr (HALOT 763). Not K0569 \*ʾVbVl- 'mourn' or 3236 \*w/yll 'to howl, wail'.

## Linked from

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

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