𐤏𐤁𐤃

Punic

FWOTD – 15 June 2016

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿabd- (“slave”). Compare Hebrew עֶבֶד‎ (ʿéḇeḏ), Aramaic עַבְדָּא‎ (ʿaḇdā), Arabic عَبْد‎ (ʿabd).

Pronunciation

(6th BCE Early Punic): IPA^(key): /ʕabd/

(3rd BCE Punic): IPA^(key): /ʕabd/

(2nd CE Late Punic): IPA^(key): /aʋd/

Noun

𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd)

slave, servant
- 2^nd Century BCE, Cippi of Melqart
  lʾdnn.mlqrt.bʿl.ṣr.ʾš.ndr
  ʿbdk.ʿbdʾsr.wʾ(ḥy).ʾsršmr[?]
  To our master Melqart, Lord of Tyre, dedicated by
  Your slave ʿAbdʾ Osir and his brother ʾOsirshamar.

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