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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *yam-
Meaning: day
Semitic: *yawm- 'day'
Egyptian: ỉmy (ME) 'sun (as an eye)'
Western Chadic: *yam(m)- 'evening (before sunset)' (?)
East Chadic: *yam- 'day' (?)
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 792
Proto-Semitic: *yawm-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'day'
Akkadian: ūmu
Ugaritic: ym
Hebrew: yōm
Syrian Aramaic: yawm-
Arabic: yawm-
Mehri: ḥeyum 'sun'
Jibbali: yum 'sun'
Harsusi: ḥeyom 'sun'
Soqotri: yom
Notes: Cf. Jib yum 'sun, light', Gz yom 'today'. Based on biconsonantal *yam-?
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ỉmy (ME)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sun (as an eye)'
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *yam(m)-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'west; afternoon (when the sun is in the west)'
Hausa: yàmmā
Notes: An Arabism?
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *yam- (?)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'day'
Jegu: yóm [Jg ?]
Notes: An Arabism?
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