Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) origin
Source-reportedInherited from Aramaic [Term?], a Central Semitic innovation, cognate with Hebrew עֶבֶד ('éved), Phoenician 𐤏𐤁𐤃 (ʿbd), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎁𐎄 (ʿbd), Arabic عَبْد (ʕabd) and Minaean 𐩲𐩨𐩵 (ʿbd).
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- Wiktionary: ܥܒܕܐCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

