𐤏𐤁𐤃

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Punic

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Etymology

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From Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd). A Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד (ʿéḇeḏ), Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Classical Syriac ܥܒܕܐ (ʿaḇdā), Old South Arabian 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd)

  1. slave, servant
    • 2nd Century B.C.E., 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.