# \*ṭVrd-: 'to drive, navigate'

> Proto-Semitic *ṭVrd-, 'to drive, navigate': reflexes in 11 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>) › [ṭ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/tet/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ṭVrd- |
| Meaning | 'to drive, navigate' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | ṭarādu (CAD Ṭ 50; AHw 1380) | CAD Ṭ 50; AHw 1380 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ṭrd (DULAT 876) | DULAT 876 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ṭārad (HALOT 379) | HALOT 379 | gloss withheld |
| Arabic | ṭrd \[-u-\] 'drive away' (Lane 1838) | Lane 1838 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | ṭrad 'drive away, expel' (Payne Smith 181) | Payne Smith 181 |  |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ṭrd (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 137) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 137 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab ṭrd (SD 153 apud SEDonline 1614; Sabaweb lemma 2866) | SD 153; SEDonline 1614; Sabaweb lemma 2866 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | ṭérod (LS 208; CSOL I 688; CSOL II 621; Naumkin et al. 2016b:69 apud SEDonline 1614) | LS 208; SEDonline 1614 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | du-ru₁₂-da-A, idₓ-da-ra-da-A /ṭ-r-d/ (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 310) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 310 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ṭrd: ṭaridum, ṭarudum (Gelb AS 21, 35) | Gelb AS 21 35 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | ṭrd (HALOT BArm. s.v. טרד) | HALOT BArm. s.v. טרד | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.