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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *ʒVb-
Meaning: 'fly' (n.) 1, 'horse-fly' 2
Ghat: a-zǝb(b) 1
Ayr: e/i-zǝb 1
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): a-hǝb 1
Tawllemmet: i-zǝbb 1
Taneslemt: i-zǝbb 2
Izayan: i-zǝb_ 2
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ght,brbet-ayr,brbet-ahg,brbet-twl,brbet-tsl,brbet-izy,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ǯa(m)b-
Meaning: fly (n.)
afaset-meaning,afaset-prnum,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-hec,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 235
Proto-Semitic: *d_VbVb-
Meaning: 'fly' (n.)
Hebrew: zǝbūb 'flies' [KB 261], pB. [Ja. 378]. // In Is 7.18 (yiŝrōḳ YHWH lazzǝbūb ʔăšär biḳṣē yǝʔōrē miṣrayim YHWH will whistle at the fly which is on the extremity of the streams of Egypt) and Qoh 10.11 (zǝbūbē māwät 'flies of death'). The well-known combination baʕal zǝbūb is discussed in [KB] (with references to earlier studies).
Aramaic: dībābā 'fly' [Ja. 294], [Levy WTM I 371], 'Fliege, Bremse' [Levy WT I 159].
Syrian Aramaic: dabbābā, debbābā 'musca', dabbābītā 'oestrus' [Brock. 138], [PS 805] (also debbā 'musca').
Arabic: d_ubāb- 'mouche; abeille' [BK 1 762], [Fr. II 79], [Lane 952], [LA I 382].
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-arm,semet-syr,semet-ara,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: zb.t (ME)
Meaning: 'kind of insect, parasite'
Bohairic: sip
Sahidic: sib
Notes: MK 'vermine', Dem. 'vermine, pou' Vyc. 183; translated as 'Hautkrankheit' and 'Schmutz' in EG III 432
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-bbb,egyet-sss,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ǯVb-
Meaning: 'bee'
Tangale: Cf. sɔmbɔ 'house fly' [JgT]
Buli: Cf. šimbi 'firefly' [Cs N 292]
Ngizim: zhɛboa CLR II 18
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-tng,wchet-bul,wchet-ngz,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *ǯab(VH)-
Meaning: 'locust in the hopper state' 1, 'termite' 2, 'fly' (n.) 3
Bura: ǯeba 1
Fali Gili: žiḅi 3 [Kr]
Gudu: ǯáḅà-cù [Kr: 78] 2
Bata: ǯẹ́bi 3 [CLR: 149]
Notes: Cf. Tera zàḅà 2 [Kr: 6] (<*ʒ-).
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-bur,cchet-fag,cchet-gdu,cchet-bat,cchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *ʔVǯimb-
Meaning: 'bee'
Migama: ʔǯîmbè [JMig]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-mig,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *biziz- ~ *buzabuz- (met.)
Meaning: 'beetle' 1, 'gnat' 2
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): bizizee 1, buzabuzo 2
Notes: HEC 26, 71
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-bmb,hecet-notes,
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Long-range etymologies :
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Borean (approx.) : HVLTV
Meaning : a k. of insect
Eurasiatic : Alt. *č`i̯ū́p`a ( ~ -u)
Notes : Apparently an Alt.-SH isogloss.
globet-meaning,globet-nostr,globet-afas,globet-notes,
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