Afroasiatic etymology : Query result

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʕar-

Meaning: catch, hunt

Semitic: *bVʕVr- 'catch (fish, birds)', 1, 'fish' (v.) 2

Western Chadic: *baHar- 'catch'

Central Chadic: *mV-bwar- 'seize, grasp'

East Chadic: *baHar- 'hunt'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʕbaʕ- ~ *ʕab-

Meaning: drink

Semitic: *baʕ-baʕ- 'gurgling of water'

Egyptian: bʕbʕ 'drink' (pyr)

East Chadic: *bwaH-b[wa]H- 'pour'

Saho-Afar: AFA ʕab 'drink'

Low East Cushitic: SOM ʕab- 'drink'

Omotic: DIZ bē, bay <*baʕ-?

Notes: Rel. to *baʕ- "pour"? May be an onomatopoeia.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʕiĉ̣-

Meaning: part, two

Semitic: *baʕ(V)ṣ̂- 'part'

Western Chadic: *biHaŝ- 'two'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʕVl-

Meaning: elder male relative in-law, husband

Semitic: *baʕl- 'husband, master, owner'

Central Chadic: *bVlaw- 'man' (?)

Saho-Afar: *ball-'father-in-law'

Low East Cushitic: *HVbbVl- 'brothers and sisters; relatives' ~ *bVHVl- `husband, lover' (<Sem?)

High East Cushitic: *bVHil- 'master' 1, 'friend' 2

South Cushitic: *balaʔ/ʕ- 'cross-cousin'

Notes: Related to *baʕVl- 'rule, command; own; be able'.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bab-

Meaning: father

Semitic: *bāba- 'father' 1, 'grandfather' 2

Berber: *bab- 'father' 1, 'owner, master' 2

Western Chadic: *bab- 'father'

Central Chadic: *bab- 'father'

East Chadic: *bab- 'father'

Beḍauye (Beja): baaba 'father'

Low East Cushitic: *ʔa-bab- 'father'

South Cushitic: *bab- 'father'

Omotic: *bab- 'father'

Notes: A nursery word.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bab-

Meaning: child

Semitic: *bawbaw- 'infant'

East Chadic: *bVb- 'child' 1, 'son' 2

Low East Cushitic: *bab- 'child'

Notes: A nursery word.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bac̣-

Meaning: coal

Semitic: *baṣ(ṣ)- 'coal'

Western Chadic: *bic̣- 'coal'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baĉaʕ-

Meaning: tear off, brek off

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bVŝVʕ- 'tear off' 1, 'pierce' 2

Western Chadic: *baHaĉ- 'break off'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bač(-an)-

Meaning: snake

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bat_an- 'snake'

Low East Cushitic: *(ʔa-)bVs- 'serpent, snake'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bad-

Meaning: separate

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bud- 'take away' 1, 'separate' 2, 'disperse' 3

Western Chadic: *bad- `split, divide, separate'

High East Cushitic: *bad- 'separate'

Omotic: *bad- 'split, cut (wood)'

Notes: Cf. LEC *baḍ- 'half, part' (Som baḍ).

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bag-

Meaning: pierce

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bag- 'pierce'

Berber: *bVg- 'pierce'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bag-

Meaning: be angry

Egyptian: nbd_ 'angry' (OK)

East Chadic: *bag-ay- 'be angry'

Notes: CCh *bag- < *bwag-.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baggaʕ-

Meaning: goat, sheep

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Berber: *bagug 'young ram, lamb'

Western Chadic: *(m)bag- 'sheep' 1, 'he-goat' 2

Central Chadic: *bag- 'sheep'

East Chadic: *bag- 'goat' 1, 'cattle' 2

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *baggā 'sheep, ram'

Omotic: *bagVy- 'goat' 1, 'sheep' 2

Notes: Cf. Eth *bag(g)iʕ- 'goat' (<*Cu.?). Cf. HSED, 44 (Brb., CCh., ECh.: Sbn.; CCu., Om.: Kf. + Bw. - not in Lamb. Bw.). Cf. Dolg ND 185

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baH-

Meaning: good

Borean etymology: Borean etymology

Semitic: *bhy 'be beautiful'

Central Chadic: *bayVH- 'good'

Low East Cushitic: (?) Elmolo ápó-da Hei El 213 <*ʔab-

South Cushitic: W.Rift *baʕ- 'win, surpass, exceed' KM 66

Omotic: (?) Ong ʔabba 'good'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baḥakʷ-

Meaning: male goat

Semitic: *baḥakʷ- 'goat'

Egyptian: bḥk 'antelope' (?)

Central Chadic: *babak- ~ *boHok- 'he-goat'

East Chadic: *buk/g- 'male goat'

Beḍauye (Beja): bok, book (<*bV(H)Vk?) 'he-goat'

Notes: Chad.and Beja may be alternatively reconstructed with *-ḳ in Auslaut. Cf. HSED 309 *boḳ- (Mafa, Bed.); EDE II, 285; Bla. Beja Fauna, 5-6

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bahaḳ/k(w)-

Meaning: baldness

Semitic: *bahaḳ- '(kind of) skin disease'

Central Chadic: *bVḳ- 'ulcer'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *baKw- 'baldness' 1, 'bald' 2

Saho-Afar: *bak- 'bald spot'

Low East Cushitic: *buḳḳ- 'pull out (hair)'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baḥar-

Meaning: cut

Semitic: *bVḥar- 'cultivate, cut (camel's ear)'

Western Chadic: *baHar- 'cut'

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baḥar-

Meaning: choose

Semitic: *bVḥVr- 'choose'

East Chadic: *baHar- 'choose'

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

Meaning: horn

Western Chadic: *baHil(-Vm)- 'horn'

Central Chadic: Chibak tǝ-mbǝlǝ́ 'horn' [CLR] - cf.

Omotic: *baHal- 'horn'

Notes: Scarce data.

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bahul-

Meaning: pit, well, hole

Berber: *baw/lVl- 'breach, opening in the rock' 1, 'pit made in search of a well' 2

Western Chadic: *bVHVl- 'dig'

Central Chadic: *bul- 'hole'

East Chadic: *bVl- 'well' 1, 'hole' 2, 'hole in a wall' 3

Low East Cushitic: *bahol- 'hole, pit, well'

High East Cushitic: *baHVl- 1 'hole', 2 'ravine', 3 'precipice'

Warazi (Dullay): *pVHol- 'well'