# \*zbd: 'gift'

> Proto-Semitic *zbd, 'gift': reflexes in 3 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>) › [Z](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/z/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-25.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*zbd |
| Meaning | 'gift' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | zabd 'a gift' (Lane 1209) | Lane 1209 |  |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab zbd (Biella 157) | Biella 157 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | zebdā (HALOT 260) | HALOT 260 | gloss withheld |

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

## Notes

HALOT 260 calls Hebrew zbd 'to endow' an Aramaic loanword; zebed 'gift' is its noun. SD 170 prints ZBD II 'gift' as ?n.p.?. Not SA127 \*zbd 'raid, maraud'. The verb is Arabic zabadahu 'he gave him a gift' (Lane 1209, tropical, from zabadahu 'he fed him with fresh butter') and Syriac zbad 'to endow, give a dowry' (Payne Smith 109); HALOT 260 sets Arabic zabada 'to bestow upon' beside JArm. and Syriac zbd.

## Linked from

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

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