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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa-)gam- ~ *gamgam-
Meaning: seagull, eagle
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-bed,afaset-sho,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2388
Proto-Semitic: *gVmgVm-
Meaning: kind of bird
Akkadian: gamgammu 'a bird' SB [CAD g 32], [AHw. 278]. // In lexical lists and one divinatory passage from šumma ālu. Exact meaning difficult to establish (according to [Salonen Vögel 166-7], probably 'ein Meersvogel').
Geʕez (Ethiopian): gumgumā 'pelican' [LGz. 194].
Tigre: gumguma 'esp. d'oiseau' [LH 570].
Notes: A non-reduplicated prototype see probably in Tna. guma 'avvoltoio molto grande che ha il collo quasi pelato e divora le carogne' [Bass. 819]. // The Akk. term is usually thought to be borrowed from Sum. GÀM.GÀM.MUS̆EN ([CAD], [AHw.], [Salonen Vögel 166-7]). While not to be exluded, this possibility looks less convincing in view of the Eth. parallels quoted.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-gzz,semet-tgr,semet-notes,
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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :
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Bedauye: agama
Meaning: 'seagull'
Notes: Bla Beja 2 apud HuB; aǯama 'Ente' apud Se ("Perhaps borrowed from Ar ʕaǧǧām 'mountain swallow, bat'")
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *gum-
Meaning: 'vulture; eagle'
Saho: gū́mā 'der Adler' Rein Sa 155
Afar (Danakil): guma 'vultures; white-backed vultures' PH 117
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