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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔan-/*biyan-
Meaning: look, know
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 611
Proto-Semitic: *bVyVn-
Meaning: 'understand; distinguish; make clear'
Ugaritic: bn 'entender, observar con atención' DLU
Phoenician: bn
Hebrew: byn 'understand, see; pay attention to' HAL 122
Aramaic: Palm byn
Judaic Aramaic: byn 'make clear'
Syrian Aramaic: byn pa.
Mandaic Aramaic: bwn 'distinguish, learn'
Arabic: byn 'be clear', II 'make clear'
Epigraphic South Arabian: bwn 'understand'
Geʕez (Ethiopian): bayyana 'distinguish'
Notes: Sometimes compared with Sem *bayn- 'link (n.); between', see *bawVn-/*bayVn- 'rope, band'.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-uga,semet-phn,semet-hbr,semet-arm,semet-jud,semet-syr,semet-mnd,semet-ara,semet-sar,semet-gzz,semet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *bVn-
Meaning: 'know'
Dera=Kanakuru: bǝ́nì [NmK]
Tangale: poni [JgT]
Pero: pénò [FrP]
Kifri=Giwo: ban- [ShB]
Dwot: bunni {Cs N 724]
Notes: Cp. Gerka impen [Fp] < *ʔibbin. Pero ḅáanò 'look' is not related. Cf. also *(HV)ben- 'to think' (Sura pen, ben, Mpn bén, Fyer ben)
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-der,wchet-tng,wchet-per,wchet-krf,wchet-dwo,wchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ʔibin-
Meaning: 'know'
Dangla: ìbìnè (s.t.) [Fd]
Migama: ʔìbìnò {JMig]
Birgit: ʔìbìní [CLR: 217]
Sokoro: íbìnè [CLR: 217]
Notes: Metathesis and assimilation of vowels.
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-dng,echet-mig,echet-brg,echet-sok,echet-notes,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : PVNV
Meaning : name, know
Notes : ?
globet-meaning,globet-afas,globet-austr,globet-notes,
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Austric etymology :
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Proto-Austric: *PVN
Meaning: name
Miao-Yao parallels: *mpuaB name
Proto-Thai: *phēŋ name
austr-meaning,austr-prnum,austr-myao,austr-tai,
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