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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bir-
Meaning: metal
Semitic: *bi/urt- 'metal artifact'
Egyptian: byꜣ (Pyr - NK, Copt) 'metal (ore, copper?)'
Central Chadic: *HV-bir- 'iron'
East Chadic: *bir- 'iron'
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bir- 'metal'
Saho-Afar: *bir-t- 'iron'
Low East Cushitic: *bir- 'metal'
High East Cushitic: *bir(r)- 'silver'
South Cushitic: *bir-t- 'iron'
Omotic: *bir- 'metal'
Notes: Cf. Sum BAR 'iron'
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gVḥ- (?)
Meaning: metal
Egyptian: d_ḥ (18) 'kind of metal'
Central Chadic: *ʔa-gyaH- 'iron'
East Chadic: *gaHya- 'iron'
Notes: Scarce data.
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sabul-
Meaning: (metalic?) weapon
Semitic: *šabal- 'fascicle of spears'
Berber: *sVbul- 'long knife, dagger' 1, 'long needle' 2
Western Chadic: *sulb- (met.) 'k of arrow'
Low East Cushitic: *sibil- 'iron'
High East Cushitic: *sibil- 'iron'
Notes: Cf. Akk siparr- (Sum. <ZABAR?) 'bronze' (OAkk) and WCh *sibur- 'knife' (Diri suḅuri, Say subur, Pol sirrub, Buli sìbìr, Dwot surup) and ECh *s[y]abur- 'sword' (Mkk sáabùr).
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kacaf- (?)
Meaning: metal
Semitic: *kasp- 'silver'
Central Chadic: *kVsaf- 'iron'
Notes: Scarce data.
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *katum- (?)
Meaning: cast metal
Semitic: *kVtm- 'goldsmith' 1, 'gold' 2
Western Chadic: *katum- 'a 'pig' of iron'
Notes: Scarce data.
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *paʒ- (?)
Meaning: metal
Semitic: *paz- 'pure gold'
East Chadic: *paʒ- 'iron'
Notes: Scarce data.
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *cag-
Meaning: break
Semitic: *sVgVʕ- 'pierce'
Egyptian: sd_ 'break' (pyr)
Western Chadic: *cag- 'cut, make incision in'
East Chadic: *sig- 'iron awl'
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔariw-
Meaning: metal
Semitic: *w/ʔVrVw/y- 'copper'
Central Chadic: *ʔa/ir- 'iron'
East Chadic: *ʔarr- 'iron'
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔaseʔ- (?)
Meaning: iron
Semitic: *Hašiʔ-
Egyptian: ḥs (med) 'copper slag'
Central Chadic: (?) *sVy- 'iron'
East Chadic: *sayu- 'iron'
Notes: Scarce data. Highly dubious.
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *c̣aḥ-
Meaning: metal
Central Chadic: *caH- 'iron'
Notes: Derived from *c̣aḥ- 'be white'? Cf. Eg d_ḥ 'kind of metal' (XVIII), otherwise < *gVḥ-
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕVbVl-
Meaning: arrow
Semitic: *ʕVbVl- 'to fit an iron tip to an arrow'
Egyptian: mʕbꜣ 'harpune' (pyr)
Western Chadic: *ḅVl- 'arrow'
East Chadic: *ḅall- 'arrow' 1, *ḅaal- 'bow' 2
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mVs-
Meaning: k. of weapon (knife, spear)
Semitic: *mūSay- 'razor' 1, 'knife' 2
Western Chadic: *mas- 'spear'
Central Chadic: *mwasa- 'spear' 1, 'iron' 2
East Chadic: *masiy- 'iron' (?)
South Cushitic: *muš- 'spear'
Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pir-
Meaning: lock
Berber: *fir- 'lock' 1, 'iron horse-lock' 2
Egyptian: pꜣy 'part of the doorlock'
Notes: HSED 1782
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