considers this term to be Proto-West Semitic. Otherwise, see Proto-Afroasiatic *-im- (“to come”) as the possible source. East Semitic: Eblaite: [script needed]...
Conventionally reconstructed as Proto-Semitic, but likely a Wanderwort of Arabian (possibly Arabic) origin. Central Semitic: Arabic: جَمَل (jamal) Egyptian...
Genealogical Classification of Semitic. The Lexical Isoglosses, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN Huehnergard, John (2019) “Proto-Semitic”, in Huehnergard, John...
reduplication in Proto-West Semitic *patat- (“to make disintegrate, to cut piecemeal”) (Arabic ف ت ت (f t t)), however also seen in Proto-Semitic *pataḥ- (“to...
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥h₂-, zero grade of *melh₂- (“to grind”), as in "grounded (salt)". *milḥ- m salt Central Semitic: Arabic: مِلْح...
*maʕaz- m or f goat West Semitic: Central Semitic: Arabic: مَعَز (maʕaz) Maltese: mogħoż Northwest Semitic: Aramaic: Jewish Palestinian Aramaic: מעזי (“goat...
Replaced the original word *tihām- in West Semitic, but was in turn replaced in Northwest Semitic by *yamm-. Central Semitic Arabic: بَحْر (baḥr) Gulf Arabic:...
possible to reconstruct to Proto-Central Semitic. Central Semitic: Arabic: جَبْر (jabr, “man; slave, servant”) Northwest Semitic: Aramaic: 𐡂𐡁𐡓𐡀 (gbrʾ...
reflex cannot be considered reliable evidence. Central Semitic: Arabic: كَتَبَ (kataba) Northwest Semitic: Aramaic: כְתַב (kəṯaḇ) Classical Syriac: ܟ݁ܬܰܒ (kəṯaḇ)...
Central Semitic: Arabic: نَسْر (nasr) Egyptian Arabic: نسر (nisr) Hijazi Arabic: نَسِر (nasir) South Levantine Arabic: نَسِر (nisr) Northwest Semitic: Aramaic:...