Semitic etymology :

Number: 817

Proto-Semitic: *ʔūr- ~ *ʔirr ~ *ʔry

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fire' 1, 'set fire to' 2

Hebrew: ʔūr 'firelight, fire' HAL

Arabic: ʔirrat- 'feu' (BK 1 22), ʔrr [-u-] 'allumer le feu' ibid., ʔry II [-i-] id. ibid. 27, ʔawwara 'enflammer' (BK I 68)

Tigre: ʔarwa 'to flame, to blaze' (LH 359)

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔu/ir-

Meaning: fire, to burn

Semitic: *ʔūr- ~ *ʔirr 'fire' ~ *ʔry 'set fire to'

Egyptian: ỉr.t (gr) 'flame'

Western Chadic: *yar- 'burn'

Central Chadic: *ʔur- 'burn'

East Chadic: *ʔyar-/*ʔwar- 'burn' 1, 'warm oneself' 2

Saho-Afar: *ʔur- 'burn'

South Cushitic: Maʔa iʔora 'ashes'

Notes: Cf. *war- 'to burn, roast', *rVwVy- 'fire; burn', *ḥr 'burn'.

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉr.t (gr)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'flame'

Notes: The meaning is not quite definite

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *wur- ~ *yarw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fry' 1, 'burn' 2

Dera=Kanakuru: wùrí [NmK] 1

Boghom: yarwi [Sm] 2

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ʔur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burn'

Mofu-Gudur: -ʔùr- [BMof] 'verbrennen'

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *ʔyar-/*ʔwar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burn' 1, 'warm oneself' 2

Dangla: èrè 1 [Fd], éré 1 [Ebb]

Bidiya: ʔeer 1, ʔoor 2 [JBid]

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ʔur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'burn'

Afar (Danakil): ur-

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