# \*šwd: 'be chief, lord'

> Proto-Semitic *šwd, 'be chief, lord': reflexes in 2 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>) › [š](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/shin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-26.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*šwd |
| Meaning | 'be chief, lord' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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 |

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

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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