*šwd: 'be chief, lord'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	istādū (Lane 1461); sāda, sayyid (Biella 329)	Lane 1461; Biella 329	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab s₁wd (Biella 329) (SD 129)	Biella 329; SD 129	gloss withheld

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Sab. s₁ = Ar. s (*š). Homonym of 929 *šVwad- 'be black'; Sab. s₃wd 'clan-heads; council' (Biella 502) is another root, 3559.

Updated 26 October 2026