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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ga/ubʕ-
Meaning: mountain
Semitic: *gabʕ- 'hill, height'
Central Chadic: *ɣuḅ- 'mountain' - Cf.
Low East Cushitic: *gubb- 'summit'
High East Cushitic: *gubb- 'highland'
Dahalo (Sanye): (?) guba 'plains'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-cch,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-dhl,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 882
Proto-Semitic: *gabʕ-/*gibʕ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'hill, height'
Akkadian: gabʔu
Ugaritic: gbʕ
Hebrew: gäbaʕ, gibʕā
Amharic: guba
Notes: a-vocalism seems to be secondary
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-uga,semet-hbr,semet-amh,semet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *ɣuḅ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'mountain'
Gava: ɣuḅà [Kr N 140]
Cineni=Nakatsa: ɣùba [Kr]
Mesme: gǝbǝ́y ?????
Notes: irregukar reflex of AA *g-
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-gav,cchet-nak,cchet-msm,cchet-notes,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *gubb-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'summit'
Oromo (Galla): gubba
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,

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High East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-High East Cushitic: *gubb-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'highland'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): gubba
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-bmb,

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Dahalo etymology :

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Dahalo: guba
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'plains'
dhlet-prnum,dhlet-meaning,

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