𒀴

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *w-r-d- (“to be lead, to descend, to be taken down from a place”), corroborated by originally being written with the Sumerian 𒆳 (/⁠kur⁠/, “highland, foreign country”) ending, the Sumerian term being likely derived from an Akkadian borrowing; compare Hebrew יַּרְדֵּ֔ן (yardén).

Noun

𒀴 • ((w)ardu) [ÌR] m

1. foreign captive, prisoner of war
2. slave, servant

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Sumerian

Noun

𒀴 • (ARAD)

1. slave, servant

References

• ePSD