# \*wVrVd-: 'descend' 1, 'come' 2

> Proto-Semitic *wVrVd-, 'descend' 1, 'come' 2: reflexes in 21 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>) › [W](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/w/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*wVrVd- |
| Meaning | 'descend' 1, 'come' 2 |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1898 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | wrd 2 |  |  |
| Akkadian | warādu 1 |  |  |
| Ugaritic | yrd /yarada/ (Huehnergard 2012, 160) | Huehnergard 2012 160 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | wrd 1 |  |  |
| Hebrew | yrd 1 |  |  |
| Phoenician | yrd (T 128) | T 128 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | wrd (HALOT 434; Sabaweb lemma 1786) | HALOT 434; Sabaweb lemma 1786 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | wärrädä (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Soqotri | ʾered (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Syrian Aramaic | yardā (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | wärädä (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Gurage | wärädä (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Tigre | wärda (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Argobba | wärräda (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Harari | wäräda (LGz. 617) | LGz. 617 |  |
| Amorite | jrd: jīrid, jārid, mārid(ān)um (Gelb AS 21, 22); y-r-d 1: cf. ia-ri-du-um, i-ri-da-nu-um, ma-ri-du-nu-um (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 353) | Gelb AS 21 22; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 353 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | Bathari wərōd (Gasparini - Morris 2025 221 apud SEDonline 257) | SEDonline 257 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic wrd (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141); wrdt 2 (Al-Jallad 2026, 168) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 141; Al-Jallad 2026 168 | gloss withheld |
| East Ethiopic | Sel. Wol. Zwy. wärädä (EDG 662 apud SEDonline 257) | EDG 662; SEDonline 257 | gloss withheld |
| Emar | ia-ar-da-ni, ia-ra-dá-a-ni /yardānu/, /yaradānu/ (Pentiuc 2001, 86–87) | Pentiuc 2001 86–87 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | u₉-li-da-am₆ /w-r-d/ 1 (Sanmartín GlOS 2, 353) | Sanmartín GlOS 2, 353 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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