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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baraw-/*baray-
Meaning: stick, arrow
Semitic: *bar(V)y- 'arrow-feathers'
Berber: *buray- 'stick'
Egyptian: bry 'sticks, canes' (n).
Western Chadic: *mV-bar- 'arrow'
Central Chadic: *baraw- 'arrow, bow'
East Chadic: *ʔa-bawar- 'arrow'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 290
Proto-Semitic: *bar(V)y-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'arrow-feathers'
Arabic: bary-at-
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *buray-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'stick'
Ghadames: ta-buri-t
Ghat: ta-buray-t
Ayr: ǝ-boray
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): tǝ-buri-t
Notes: Secondary *-u- after a labial.
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-ght,brbet-ayr,brbet-ahg,brbet-notes,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: bry (n)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sticks, canes' (pl.)
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *mV-bar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'arrow'
Zaar: ̀m̀bàrà [Jg: 2]
Zakshi: mbara
Notes: Prefix *mV-.
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *baraw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'arrow' 1, 'bow' 2
Munjuk: ḅaraw 1 [TMnj]
Musgu: bárau 1,2 [LMsg]
Masa: ḅaraw-ta 2 [Kr: 168]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mnj,cchet-msg,cchet-mas,

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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *ʔa-bawar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'arrow'
Kera: aḅɔ:rɔ [Eb]
Notes: Metathesis. Note prefix *ʔa-.
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