Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bul-

Meaning: dove

Semitic: *bull- 'dove, turtle'

Egyptian: bn 'kind of bird' (pyr), bnw 'phoenix' (BD)

Western Chadic: *(m)bul-/*bV(l)Vl- 'dove'

Central Chadic: *mV-bwal- 'turtle-dove'

East Chadic: *bVl(l)- 'bird' 1, 'dove' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bulal- 'dove'

Notes: Secondary formation with an inlaut laryngeal in Chadic. Cf. Dolg ND 197 (Oromo, Ch. and Eg.)

Semitic etymology :

Number: 224

Proto-Semitic: *ʔVbbVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of bird, dove'

Akkadian: ibbiltu 'a bird' SB (CAD I 1, AHw. 363); Salonen 1973 137, 193 ("ein schwalbenähnlicher Vogel"); bulīlu 'a species of crested bird' SB (CAD B 310, AHw. 137)

Arabic: ʔabābīl- 'nom d'oiseaux fabuleux' (BK 1 5); bulbul- 'rossignol' (BK 1 157, Fr. I 149, Lane 245, LA XI 68)

Tigre: ʔambäla 'Webervogel' (LH 355); bäla 'a small brown bird' (LH 268); cf. nab(ǝ)l, nabil (pl. ʔanabǝl) 'a bird of prey' (LH 329)

Amharic: bullal 'dove' (K 862), ʔamballa 'a white aquatic bird which travels in flocks' (K 1128) Commented upon as "a Tigre word"

Gurage: Msq. Gog. Sod. Wol. bullal, Muh. bulle, Eža bunnǝyät, Cha. Gyt. bunyät, Gyt. bunwät, Enm. Gyt. bunār, Enm. bunǝyäd, End. bunnarä 'pigeon' (LGur. 141

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: bn (pyr), bnw (BD)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kind of bird' 1, bnw 'phoenix' 2

Notes: bnw may reflect *bul-

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *(m)bul-/*bV(l)Vl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dove' 1, 'bird' 2

Hausa: bṓlṓ 1

Mupun: m̀búl 1 [FrM]

Sura: m̀bul 1 [JgS]

Angas: bul 1 [Fl]

Chip: bul 1 [Kr:201]

Ankwe=Goemai: bel 1 [Fp]

Bolewa: mbóle ́1 [ShV]

Karekare: ḅélàwı́ 1 [ShV]

Tangale: ola-mbole 1 [JgT]

Galambu: ḅíilìwí 2 [ShB]

Notes: Cp. also Guus bélbéla `white egret' [CrG: 21].Several forms have prefix *mV-.

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *mV-bwal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'turtle-dove'

Tera: mbolè-di [Kr: 6]

Notes: Prefix *mV-.

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *bVl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bird' 1, 'dove' 2

Gabri: bélu 1 [Lk:88]

Bidiya: bullù 1, bályà2 [JBid]

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *bulal-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'dove'

Oromo (Galla): bullale

Notes: Partial reduplication. Amh bulall, Gur bulle are borrowed from LEC.

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