Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bayakʷ-

Meaning: disease. illness (malaria, fever)

Semitic: *buk- 'scab, wound'

Egyptian: *bVk- 'incurable disease'

East Chadic: *bakaw- 'to have fever'

Saho-Afar: *bVyak- 'pain' or 'illness'

Low East Cushitic: *buk- 'become ill' 1, 'malaria' 2

Notes: Cf. EDE II 353

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bayan-

Meaning: be bad, angry; lie

Egyptian: byn 'bad, angry' (OK)

Western Chadic: *(ʔam-)ban- 'wrath' 1, 'bad' 2

East Chadic: *byan- 'bad'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *bin- 'lie' (n.)

Low East Cushitic: *ben- 'lie' (n.)

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baybay-

Meaning: part of upper torso including shoulders, armpits and collarbones

Egyptian: bb.wy 'collarbones' (dual.) (med)

Western Chadic: *bay(bay)- 'back'

Central Chadic: *(biʔ)bay- 'upper arm 1, 'back' 2

Beḍauye (Beja): baba 'shoulder, armpit'

Low East Cushitic: *bVb- 'armpit'

High East Cushitic: *bVb- 'armpit' (unless from Oromo)

Omotic: *bVbbi(H)- 'armpit'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bayĉ̣-

Meaning: egg

Semitic: *bayṣ̂- 'egg'

Western Chadic: *(m-)bwiĉ̣- 'egg'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bay/waĉ̣/č̣-

Meaning: beer

Semitic: *būt_̣-

Western Chadic: *bayaĉ̣- 'beer' 1, 'fermented maize' 2 (?)

Central Chadic: *baṣ̂- 'to ferment (beer)' 1, 'beer' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bay/wr-

Meaning: land designed for cultivation

Semitic: *ʔa-bawr- 'land (designed) for cultivation'

East Chadic: *baHr-t- 'field' 1, 'fallow' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bVr- 'cultivated land'

South Cushitic: *burabur- 'cultivated ground'

Notes: related to *bay/wr- 1, *by/wr ~ *ʔbr 2 'hoe' 1, 'to cultivate, hoe' 2 ?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bay/wr- 1, *by/wr ~ *ʔbr 2

Meaning: hoe 1, to cultivate, hoe 2

Central Chadic: *burH- 'till with a hoe'

High East Cushitic: *bVyr- 'hoe', *ʔbr 'to cultivate'

Dahalo (Sanye): ḅiir- 'cut grass, mow'

Notes: related to *bay/wr- 'land (designed) for cultivation' ? Cf. Eg. bꜣ 'hoe' (if not < *ba/uʔ q.v.).

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bay-t-

Meaning: build; building, house

Semitic: *bayt- 'house'

Berber: *but- 'mud-house'

Western Chadic: *bay- 'build' ~ *bit- 'hut' 1, 'shelter' 2, 'place, room' 3

Central Chadic: *bi- 'build' ~ *bit- 'hut'

East Chadic: *bay- 'build'

Notes: Arabism in Ch is possible. Dgh bat-iwe "hut" < *bayVt-?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bayVʕ-

Meaning: trade

Semitic: *bVyVʕ- 'sell'

Western Chadic: *bay- 'trade' 1, 'buy' 2, 'count' 3

South Cushitic: *bVʔ- 'pay' 1, 'buy, sell, trade' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bayVg- ~ *bagVy-

Meaning: (gourd) vessel

Berber: *bagVy- 'plate'

Egyptian: bd_, bd_ꜣ 'pot' (OK) 'pot'

Central Chadic: *bayVg- 'gourd'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bayVl-

Meaning: weapon

Western Chadic: *byal- 'knife' 1, 'pointed tool for digging holes' 2

Central Chadic: *bil- 'razor'

East Chadic: *byal- - 'axe' 1, 'knife' 2 , 'razor' 3

Low East Cushitic: *bil- 'knife'

High East Cushitic: *bil- 'knife'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʒ-

Meaning: tear off, skin

Semitic: *buz- 'tear off'

Western Chadic: *HV-baʒ- 'skin' (v.)

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʒ-

Meaning: flow, be wet

Berber: *bVʒ- 'be wet' 1, 'pour' 2

Egyptian: bzy 'flow out, sprinkle' (MK)

Western Chadic: *baʒ- `spray water from mouth'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʒar- (?)

Meaning: be torn, be peeled

Berber: *bVʒVr- 'be peeled'

Western Chadic: *baʒar- 'related to torn (clothes)' (adv.)

Notes: Scarce data. Cf. *baʒ- 'tear off, skin'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔ-

Meaning: pierce

Egyptian: wbꜣ 'pierce' (pyr)

Western Chadic: *ḅiyu- < *biʔu- 'pierce'

Central Chadic: *ba/iHi- 'prick' 2, 'pierce' 1 , 'make holes' 3

Notes: Cf. Eg wbꜣ (pyr) 'open' <AA *bVway/ʔ-

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔak- (?)

Meaning: slave, servant

Egyptian: bꜣk 'servant' (OK)

Western Chadic: *biHak- 'slave'

Central Chadic: *byak- 'slave'

Notes: Scarce data. An areal cultural Eg.-Chad. term. < *bawaʔ/y- with fossilized -k ?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔan-

Meaning: separate, divide

Semitic: *bVyVn- 'separate'

Western Chadic: (?) *ḅyan- < *biʔan- 'separate'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): (?) *bin- 'divide'

Notes: The WCh and Agaw forms may be Arabisms.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔan-/*biyan-

Meaning: look, know

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bVyVn- 'understand; distinguish; make clear'

Western Chadic: *baʔan- 'know'

East Chadic: *ʔibin- 'know'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔar-

Meaning: dig; ditch, pit, well

Semitic: *biʔr- 'well', *bVʔVr- 'dig (a well)'

Western Chadic: *buHar- 'dig' 1, 'grave' 2

East Chadic: *biʔir-/*ʔabir- 'dig' 1, 'dig out, dig a pit' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bVʔVr- 'pit' 1, 'bore, drill' 2

High East Cushitic: *bar- 'ditch'

Notes: Borrowing from Arab in Ch and LEC cannot be ruled out.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *biʔ-/*bay-

Meaning: be angry

Egyptian: b 'evil' (l)

Western Chadic: *biʔ- 'be angry'

Central Chadic: *biH-/*bay- 'angry' 1, 'bad' 2

East Chadic: *bVy- 'anger'