Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/ʕayr-

This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Semitic

Noun

*ʕayr- m[1]

  1. ass, donkey

Descendants

  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: عَيْر (ʕayr, “wild ass, onager”)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: עַיִר ('áyir, ʿayir, “donkey foal”)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “ass”)
  • Modern South Arabian:
    • Harsusi: ḥayr (“donkey”)
    • Mehri: ḥayr (“male donkey”)
    • Shehri: aḥyɛ́r
  • → Akkadian: 𒀲𒄩𒀀𒊏𒄠 (ḫa-a-ra-am /⁠ḫārum⁠/, “male ass, foal”), 𒀲𒀀𒅀𒊏𒄠 (a-ia-ra-am /⁠ajarum, ayarum⁠/, “donkey”)[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ḫāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 6, Ḫ, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 118
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