Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVkVʔ-

Meaning: be pregnant; have little milk

Semitic: *bkʔ- 'have little milk'

Egyptian: bkꜣ 'become pregnant' (MK)

Saho-Afar: *bak- 'be born'

Low East Cushitic: *baʔakw- 'not giving much milk'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVkʷay-

Meaning: k. of insect

Semitic: *bukay- 'kind of insect, worm'

Berber: *bVk(k)iw 'worm'

Western Chadic: *buk- 'cockroach'

Low East Cushitic: *bok- 'mosquito, gnat'

High East Cushitic: *bok- 'mosquito' (unless < Or)

Dahalo (Sanye): *ḅeket- 'butterfly'

Notes: Cf. EDE II 354: Eg (NE) bt_.w 'Bez. der Giftschlange und des Apophis' compared to Berb. and NBch *b-k(ʷ/y) 'snake' after Jung-Sim (not in Sk NBch), Ngz mbiikḍà 'snake'. Cf. Dolg ND 190 (Sem. *baḳḳ- comp. to Oromo bookee)

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVḳ/k-

Meaning: look, see

Semitic: *bVḳ- 'examine, observe, look at' 1, 'search, investigate, find out' 2

Egyptian: bꜣk 'see, notice' (l)

Western Chadic: *bVḳ- 'looking after, tending carefully' 1, 'look for' 2

Low East Cushitic: *beḳ/k- 'observe' 1, 'know' 2

High East Cushitic: *bek- 'know'

Omotic: *baḳ-/*beḳ- 'see' 1, 'know' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVl-

Meaning: cure

Semitic: *bVlVl- 'heal, cure' ~ *bill- 'remedy' ~ balal- 'health'

Central Chadic: *(ʔa-m-)bi/ul- 'cure' (intr.)

East Chadic: *bVl- 'cure'

Notes: Hardly an Arabism in Ch (not in Hausa).

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVlan-

Meaning: rain, cloud

East Chadic: *bVlan- 'rain' 1, 'sky' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bolan- 'cloud'

Notes: Related to *belal- 'rivulet' ?

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVlVg- / *bVlVḳ-

Meaning: shine

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bVlug-

Notes: See ND 204 (Sem. + Cush., Omot.).

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVl(Vl)-

Meaning: flow, overflow

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bilVl- 'moisten' 1, 'rain' 2, 'sprinkle' 3

Berber: *bVlul- 'be liquid'

Egyptian: bnn (ME) 'overflow', bnbn 'let flow, pour' (gr)

Western Chadic: *bulbul- 'pour out' ~ *buʔul- 'river'

Central Chadic: *bulay- 'sea' 1, ' lake' 2, 'rivulet' 3

East Chadic: *baHal- 'pond' ~ *bVlVl- 'overflow'

Low East Cushitic: *bulul- 'flow'

Notes: Related to *w/yabal- 'watercourse, spring'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVn-

Meaning: build

Semitic: *bVn- 'build'

Berber: *bVn- 'build'

East Chadic: *byan- 'build'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVq̇(ʷ)-

Meaning: bull, antelope

Berber: *biɣaw 'calf; old bull'

Egyptian: bh_ 'sacred bull'

Western Chadic: *baḳw-an 'buffalo'

East Chadic: *bVk- 'cows'

Mogogodo (Yaaku): baḫbaḫ 'small dikdik antelope'

Notes: Cf. Dolg. SH An. names: Nostr. *buḲa 'bovines' (compares ECh forms bgr ~ brg 'antelope'. CF. Dolg ND 188

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVr-

Meaning: ram, lamb; goat

Semitic: *baʕr- 'lamb' (likely the same as *bVʕVr- 'cattle; camels') (?)

Berber: *HVbbur 'ram, lamb' (?)

Egyptian: *bar- '(sacred) goat' (?)

Western Chadic: *(m)bV(H)r- 'sheep, ram, goat'

Central Chadic: *bur- 'goat'

Low East Cushitic: *barar- 'lamb'

High East Cushitic: *ha/ibVr- ? 'goat'

Notes: Arab ʕ secondary under the influence of *bʕr 'cattle'? Cf. HSED 341 (WCh.: Buli, Tala; CCh.: Hil., Klb., Mwl.; Som.; Yaaku abuur - not in Heine Yaaku). Acc. to Tak. II, 24-25 strangely asserting "In spite of Mlt. 1990, HSED 341, this AA root (Kel Ataram, Som, Yaaku, Tng, Tsagu, SBch) for 'sheep' should be separated from Brj. Qab. (here I rather agree: <*hbr), Bole, CCh."

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVr-

Meaning: evil spirit; sorcerer, diviner

Semitic: *bary- 'demon; deviner'

Western Chadic: *bur- 'name of a bad spirit' 1 , *mbur-'medician' 2

Central Chadic: *mbVr- 'sorcerer'

East Chadic: *bir- 'to promenade (of evil spirit) in order to devour peoples' souls'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVrVʔ-

Meaning: cut

Semitic: *bVrVʔ- 'cut, cut down'

Berber: *bVrVy- 'cut'

Western Chadic: *m-bār- 'cut'

Central Chadic: *bur- 'chop'

East Chadic: *bVr- 'cut, break'

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

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

Meaning: life, existence

Semitic: *bVšVy- 'be, exist'

Western Chadic: *bas- 'health'

Central Chadic: *bus- 'life'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVŝ-

Meaning: dig, bury

Semitic: *nVbuŝ/ŝ_x- 'dig out'

Western Chadic: *mbaŝ- 'bury' 1, 'dig' 2

Central Chadic: *bVẑ- 'bury'

East Chadic: *bal- (<*baŝ-?) 'dig up an anthill during the starvation'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVt-

Meaning: move quickly; go away

Semitic: *bVt- 'go away' 1, 'go quickly' 2

Berber: *bVt- 'hurry, hasten' (trans.)

Western Chadic: *bat- 'go'

Central Chadic: *mbat-/*ḅit- 'return' 1, 'go away' 2

Omotic: *bitt- 'jump' 1, 'fly' 2

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVtVḳ-

Meaning: cut

Semitic: *bVtVḳ- 'cut, chop'

Egyptian: btk 'slaughter' (gr).

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVt(-Vm/n/r)-

Meaning: snake, worm

Semitic: *buttVyam-at- 'viper'

Egyptian: btn.w 'a snake?'

Central Chadic: *butur- 'k. of snake'

East Chadic: *bV(H)tVr- 'worm'

Low East Cushitic: *būt- 'puff-adder'

High East Cushitic: *būt- 'puff-adder'

Warazi (Dullay): *būt- 'puff-adder'

Notes: Cf. EDE I 316 (Eg btn.w and perhaps Sem *[b]Vt_Vn-); II 355. All or part of the Cush. forms may be loans from Oromo; the Gur forms, however, do not look like Cushitisms.

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

Meaning: faeces

Egyptian: bw.t (pyr) 'faeces'

Western Chadic: *(m)buH-

Central Chadic: *ʔu-bi(bi)- 'faeces'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVwaʔ-

Meaning: field

Egyptian: bwꜣ (ME) 'hill, field on a hill'

Central Chadic: *(ʔu-)bwaH- 'field'

East Chadic: *b(w)aw- 'field'

Notes: Related to *ba/uʔ- 'dig, hoe (v.)'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bVway/ʔ-

Meaning: open

Egyptian: wbꜣ (pyr) 'open'

Western Chadic: *ḅway- 'open'

Notes: Cf. Eg wbꜣ 'pierce' (pyr) <AA *biʔ- 'pierce'.