Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʔ/y/w-

Meaning: hole, pit

Semitic: *biʔ-'hole'

Berber: *baH- 'irrigation ditch'

Egyptian: bꜣbꜣ 'hole' (pyr), bꜣꜣ 'snake's hole' (pyr), bꜣy.w 'hole' (n), wbꜣ (LM) 'opening'

Western Chadic: *bwaH- 'hole' 1, 'well' 2, 'pit' 3

East Chadic: *bay- 'hole in the ground'

South Cushitic: *baʔ- 'pit'

Dahalo (Sanye): ḅoowi 'nostril, small hole'

Notes: Related to *ba/uʔ- 'dig, hoe (v.)' (2197).

Semitic etymology :

Number: 986

Proto-Semitic: *biʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hole'

Akkadian: bīʔu

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *baH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'irrigation ditch'

Siwa: ta-ba

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: bꜣbꜣ

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hole' (pyr)

Notes: Reduplication. bꜣꜣ 'snake's hole' (pyr), bꜣy.w 'hole' (n), wbꜣ (LM) 'opening'

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *bwaH-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hole' 1, 'well' 2, 'pit' 3

Tangale: ba 1, 3 [JgT]

Kifri=Giwo: bòɣó 1[ShB]

Gera: bùwá 2 [ShV]

Notes: Cf. Krkr bóóbi doorway`' [Kl]

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *bay-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'hole in the ground'

Dangla: bḕ [Nm: 28]

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *baʔ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'pit'

Iraqw (Mbulu): baʔi

Burunge (Mbulungi): baʔa

Notes: Alternation *a ~ *i

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: ḅoowi

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'nostril, small hole'

Notes: From *baʔaw-?

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