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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *sulVb-
Meaning: 'k of arrow'
Hausa: súlbú
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sabul-
Meaning: (metalic?) weapon
Notes: Cf. Akk siparr- (Sum. <ZABAR?) 'bronze' (OAkk) and WCh *sibur- 'knife' (Diri suḅuri, Say subur, Pol sirrub, Buli sìbìr, Dwot surup) and ECh *s[y]abur- 'sword' (Mkk sáabùr).
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-wch,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 313
Proto-Semitic: *šabal-
Meaning: 'fascicle of spears'
Arabic: sabal-
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *sVbul-
Meaning: *sVbul- 'long knife, dagger' '1, 'long needle' 2
Ghadames: a-ssǝbul-ǝt
Nefusa: tǝ-ssubl-a 2
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): tǝ-subl-a 2
Semlal: a-sbūl 2
Snus: ti-ssubl-a 2
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-nfs,brbet-ahg,brbet-sml,brbet-snu,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *sibil-
Meaning: 'iron'
Oromo (Galla): sibillaa
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *sibil-
Meaning: 'iron'
Sidamo: sibillaa
Notes: A LEC loanword?
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-sid,hecet-notes,
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