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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVʔ(bVʔ)-
Meaning: k. of antelope, wild sheep or goat
Notes: Cf. SCu *bēʕ- 'sheep, livestock' > Irq Gor bḗʕi [Wh], beʔi [E], Alg bēʕi [Wh], beʔi [E] 'sheep', Brn bēʔ-imo, pl. bēʔ-a [Wh], bēʕ- [Fl], Kwz baʔamuko 'ewe lamb'. Cf. HSED 278 *bibab-: Akk., Angas. Cf. Dolg ND 185. Related to Afras. *ʔab- '(young) goat, kid' (3515) or *ʔV-bVʔ- 'cow, antelope' ?
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-scu,afaset-dhl,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1964
Proto-Semitic: *bib(b)-
Meaning: 'wild sheep; kudu-antelope'
Akkadian: bibbu 'wild sheep' SB [CAD b 217], 'eine Art Mufflon' [AHw. 124]. // In lexical lists (= Sum. UDU.IDIM) and a limited number of literary texts. It is assumed that b. was also used to denote planets and comets as well as a kind of epidemic disease. For more details see [Salonen Jagd 191ff.], [Landsberger Fauna 95].
Geʕez (Ethiopian): Cf. bāb 'goat's milk' [LGz 85]
Tigre: buba 'koodoo (antelope)' [LH 286].
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *bVʔ(bVʔ)-
Meaning: 'duiker'
Sura: pàab 'gazelle' Jung. CLR, 112
Angas: bwop 'he-goat' HSED 278
Montol: pap Stolb. 1987, 149
Gerke=Yiwom: pwup Stolb. 1987, 149
Bolewa: ḅoḅoki 'duiker' Jung. CLR, 112 (-ki suffixed?)
Karekare: bàwí Stolb. 1987, 149
Dera=Kanakuru: bówò Stolb. 1987, 149
Tangale: bobo 'duiker' Jung. CLR, 112
Bele: bòḅò Stolb. 1987, 149
Kifri=Giwo: bo-o apud G., bòʔʔò apud Su. 'duiker' Jung. CLR, 112
Gera: bobbi Stolb. 1987, 149
Galambu: bùbà Stolb. 1987, 149
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *baʔ-
Meaning: 'k. of antelope'
Burunge (Mbulungi): ?? baʔuru 'oryx' Ehr. HRSC 135 (acc. to ibid. 56, -aru in Bur. is a noun sing. suffix). Rather > *bVʔVr-
Qwadza (Ngomvia): baʔuko 'bush duiker' ibid.
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: *babaʔ-: ḅáb_aʔááni, ḅáḅaʔááni
Meaning: 'bushbuck'
Notes: Ehr. HRSC 135
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