Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rimm-

Meaning: insect

Semitic: *rimm-at- 'kind of insect/worm'

Western Chadic: *ma-ryam- 'young or small scorpion'

East Chadic: *ʔi-ririm- 'insect'

Saho-Afar: *rimm- 'worm'

Low East Cushitic: *rimm- 'ant, termite'

High East Cushitic: *ram- 'worm'

Notes: Cf. HSED 2119.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ripan-

Meaning: hair

Egyptian: nꜣp 'hairlock' (pyr) (?)

Low East Cushitic: *rifan- 'hair'

Warazi (Dullay): *rif(an)- 'hair'

Notes: Scarce data. Metathesis in Eg < *nVrVp-?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *riway/ʔ- ~ *wur-

Meaning: water

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *riw- 'abundant water', *rwy- 'to drink one's fill, to water (soil)'

Egyptian: ỉwy (MK) <*rwy 'to water (field); pour out (liquid)'

Western Chadic: *ruw- ~ *wur- 'stream' 1, 'lake' 2, 'channel made by a stream' 3, 'water, rain' 4

South Cushitic: *raʔ- 'dew'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *riw-/*riy-

Meaning: play

Egyptian: rwy.t 'kind of game' (MK)

Western Chadic: *ririy- 'children's game'

Central Chadic: *riw- 'play'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *riw/wah-

Meaning: evening

Egyptian: rwhꜣ 'evening' (n)

Central Chadic: *riyaH- 'evening'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *riyVʕ-

Meaning: grow

Semitic: *rVyVʕ- 'grow'

Egyptian: cf. ʕꜣ 'big' Pyr (met.?)

Western Chadic: *riy- 'multiply'

Central Chadic: *riy- 'increase'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rubud-

Meaning: ashes

Semitic: *rubd- 'colour of ash, ashen'

Western Chadic: *rubuḍ- 'hot fine ash'

Notes: Scarce data. An Arabism in Hs.? Cf. Arb ramād- 'ashes'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rum-

Meaning: lion

Egyptian: ꜣm 'lion' (gr)

Western Chadic: *ʔirum 'leopard'

Central Chadic: *lum- 'lion' (?)

East Chadic: *ʔa-rum- 'lion'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rum- (?)

Meaning: cord

Semitic: *rumm- 'piece of used string'

Central Chadic: *ʔa-rum- 'string, cord' (<Arab?)

Notes: Scarce data. The Buduma term may be an Arabism.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVʔ-/*rVw-

Meaning: speak

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *rVwVy- 'render other person's words'

Egyptian: rꜣ 'mouth; sentence, speech, language' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *ruru- 'shout' (n.)

Central Chadic: *ray- 'speak'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVb- (?)

Meaning: throw

Semitic: *rVb- 'throw'

Western Chadic: *harVb- 'shoot' (?)

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVd-

Meaning: mountain, rock

Semitic: *radād-

Western Chadic: *rud-

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVg-

Meaning: cereals

Egyptian: rd_rd_ 'cereals' (gr)

Western Chadic: *rwag- 'cassawa'

Central Chadic: *ʔi-rgu- 'seed'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVḫ-

Meaning: mix

Semitic: *rVḫ- 'mix'

Western Chadic: *rVy- < *raHi- 'mix up'

East Chadic: *raww- 'mix (hard food)'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVḫ- ~ *ʔarH- (?)

Meaning: know

Egyptian: rḫ (ME) 'know'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *ʔarʔ- 'know'

High East Cushitic: *raʔ- 'know'

Warazi (Dullay): *ʔarH- 'know'

Omotic: *ʔer- 'know'

Notes: Phonetically doubtful.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVhVn-

Meaning: leave

Egyptian: rhn 'leave' (MK)

Central Chadic: *lVn- 'leave'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVḳ-

Meaning: be thin

Semitic: *riḳ- 'be thin' 1, 'be shallow' 2

Notes: Cf. *rVk- id.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVḳay-

Meaning: climb

Semitic: *rVḳay- 'climb, rise'

Egyptian: ỉꜣḳ (pyr) 'rise'

Western Chadic: *ryaḳVy- 'rise'

Low East Cushitic: (?) *riḳ- 'climb'

Notes: Cf. *ma-rVḳ- 'stair, staircase' (1505).

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVm-

Meaning: be bad, be rotten

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *rim- 'be rotten (of bones)' 1, 'be worn, be frayed' 2

Western Chadic: *r(w)am- 'bad'

Central Chadic: *rVm- 'rot'

East Chadic: *rwam- 'rotten'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *rVq(-am)- (?)

Meaning: k. of bird

Semitic: *raḫam- 'bird of prey' (Cf. Arb ruḫḫ- 'fabulous bird')

Egyptian: rḫy (OK) 'k. of bird'

Central Chadic: *rukʷ- 'bird'

Notes: Scarce data. Phonetically problematic (*rVq-Vm-?). Cf. EDE I 173 (Sem *raḫam- is comp. to Eg. ʕh_m and Beḍ yihām).