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Number: 1596
Proto-Semitic: *purr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'best ones, elite'
Arabic: furr-
Notes: Deverbative formation with a secondary vowel
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,semet-notes,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *fir-
Meaning: be good
Semitic: *purr- 'best ones, elite'
Berber: *fVrVr- 'be good'
Egyptian: nfr 'good, beautiful'
Central Chadic: *fa/ir 'love' (v.) 1, 'happyness' 2, 'be happy' 3
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *fir- 'best'
Saho-Afar: *fer- 'best'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-cch,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,

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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *fVrVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be good'
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): i-frar
Notes: Partial reduplication based on *fVr-
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ahg,brbet-notes,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: nfr
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'good, beautiful'
Notes: Prefix *nV-
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *fi/ar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'love' (v.) 1, 'happyness' 2, 'be happy' 3
Mbara: frı́ı́ ` 1 [TMba]
Mulwi: frı́yı́ 1 [TrMlw]
Munjuk: firiyi 2 [TMnj]
Musgu: fára 3 [LMsg]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mba,cchet-muk,cchet-mnj,cchet-msg,

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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *fir-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'best'
Bilin: feraa
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-bil,

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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *fer-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'best'
Saho: feer
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,

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