ע־ב־ד

Hebrew

Etymology

A Central Semitic innovation; see the etymology at עֶבֶד for more. Cognate to Arabic ع ب د (ʕ b d, “related to working, serving”) and Classical Syriac ܥ-ܒ-ܕ (ʿ-b-d, “related to working, serving”).

Root

ע־ב־ד • (`-b-d)

  1. Forms words pertaining to work or servitude.

Derived terms

See also
Hebrew terms belonging to the root ע־ב־ד‎ (0 c, 12 e)

Further reading
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎, Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 461
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “&BD”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 308
  • “עבד” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • “ע־ב־ד”, in Hebrew dictionary and conjugation tables, Pealim.com
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.