Afroasiatic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ɣaʒal/r/n-

Meaning: k. of antelope

Semitic: *ɣVzāl- 'gazelle'

Berber: *-za/ulaɣ 'goat' (met.)

Western Chadic: *ganǯar- (<*ganʒar-?) 'bushbuck' (?)

Central Chadic: *kaǯal/r- ~ *ma-ngazaw ~ *Zalag/k- 'k. of antelope, gazelle, reedbuck'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʔagazin- 'agazen antelope'(?)

Notes: Cf. HSED 381; Sk Hs 77

Number: 2435

Proto-Semitic: *ɣVzāl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: gazelle

Akkadian: ḫuzālu, uzālu 'Gazellenjunges' (AHw. 362, 1447). The only ḫ-form is attested in the Practical Vocabulary of Aššur 383 (AMAR.MAS̆.DÀ = ḫu-[za]-lu). For ú-za-lu provided with the WS gloss ar-PI in the lexical list Emar 551 55' v. [Pentiuc 32-3]. Onomastic evidence with ḫ (in particular, forms with the feminine affix -(a)t-) partly quoted in [AHw.] and [CAD ḫ 265] is to be taken with cautions since it is not always certain whether the respective names are genuine Akkadian or West Semitic. Note that at least some of the OB ḫuzāl-names are treated as Amorite in [Streck 328, 332].

Judaic Aramaic: ʕwzl 'antilope' [Sok. 398]. Cf. ʔurzīlā 'a slender young animal; the young of the gazelle' [Ja. 33], [Levy WT I 61], [Levy WTM III 697] with ʔ- instead of ʕ- (in [Ja.] and ... ʕurzīlā is also quoted) and inserted -r-.

Syrian Aramaic: ʕūzaylā 'antilope; hinnuleus' [Brock. 519], [PS 2829]. Cf. ʕwzlʔ 'porcus' [Brock. 519], [PS 2852] (for the meaning shift cf. probably Arb. yaʕfūr-, yuʕfūr- 'gazelle; petit de gazelle ou de biche' [BK 2 299] vs. ʕifr-, ʕufr- 'porc, verrat; petit cochon, pourceau' [ibid. 297] (No. ...).

Arabic: ɣazāl- petit de gazelle; gazelle (mâle)', ɣazālat- 'gazelle (femelle)' [BK 2 465] [LA XI 492].

Notes: Gez. ḳazal 'kind of antelope' [LGz. 457] (+ Tna.!) are regarded as Arabisms by Leslau which is not unlikely. Note however that Eth. ḳ vs. Arb. ɣ is found by far not only in Arabisms.

Proto-Berber: *-za/ulaɣ

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'goat'

Sokna: zalaɣ 'kid'

Siwa: zalaq

Ghat: a-žulaɣ

Ayr: ǝ-zolaɣ

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): a-hûlaɣ

Tawllemmet: e-zolaɣ

Semlal: a-zalaɣ

Figig: a-zǝlaɣ

Shawiya: zalaɣ

Proto-WChadic: *ganǯar- (<*ganʒar-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bushbuck'

Hausa: ganǯar

Diri: ganǯar (<Hs?)

Jimbin: ganǯar (<Hs?)

Notes: Cf. Kanuri nganǯar (<Hs or >Hs?) Sk Hs 77

Proto-CChadic: *kaǯal/r- ~ *ma-ngazaw ~ *Zalag/k-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of antelope, gazelle, reedbuck'

Bura: kaǯal 'antilope sp.'

Mofu-Gudur: Gudur maŋgazaw 'Redunca (reedbuck)'

Fali Bwagira: kaǯaran 'gazelle'

Musgu: salak/g 'gazelle' (*ǯ/ʒ- > Mus s-)

Notes: Sk Hs 77

Proto-Agaw: *ʔagazin-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'agazen antelope'

Qemant: agāzēn

Awiya (Aungi): agāziēnī

Notes: ConRos Kem 161. Id. to Tna ʔ/ʕagazen, Te ʔagazen, Amh Ms agazän (<Agaw?)

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