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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)dabay/H-
Meaning: insect
Semitic: *daba/iy- 'small locust, ant; bees'
Central Chadic: *daḅ- < *dabVH- 'termite'
East Chadic: *(ʔa-)dib(dib)- 'tsetse' 1, 'termite' 2
Notes: Scarce data.
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 189
Proto-Semitic: *daba/iy-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'small locust, ant; bees'
Arabic: daban 'petites sauterelles; petites fourmis' (BK 1 669, Fr. II 7, Lane 850, LA XIV 238); dabā(ʔ)-t-? Omn. dabiyy 'abeilles' (Reinchardt 174, GD 697)
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *dabVH-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'termite'
Malgwa: dba [Lr]
Peve: kwa-daḅ [Kr N 185]
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *(ʔa-)dib(dib)-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'tsetse' 1, 'termite' 2
Kera: ádǝ̀bdǝ̀bǝ̀ 1 [Eb]
Mokilko: díbé 2 [JMkk]
Notes: Redupl. in Kera
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