ʔd / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root ʔd: Adonai, Adonis.

ʔd

Common Semitic noun *ʔad-, father, lord.

1. Adonai, from Hebrew ʔădônāy, my lord, from ʔādôn, lord (-ay, my; see -y).
2. Adonis, from Greek Adōnis, from Phoenician *ʔadōn, lord. Both 1 and 2 from Common Semitic extended form *ʔadān-, lord.

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