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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dir(h)w-
Meaning: bird (hen, dove)
Semitic: *dVrr- 'kind of bird (swallow, dove, parrot)'
Western Chadic: *dur- 'lark-quail' 1, 'crown-bird' 2
Central Chadic: *dara 'type of bird'
East Chadic: *dVr- 'hen' 1, 'dove' 2
Beḍauye (Beja): *ʔan-diirhʷ- 'fowl'
Central Cushitic (Agaw): *dir(h)w- 'hen, chicken'
Saho-Afar: *do/irh- 'hen'
Low East Cushitic: *dur- 'chicken, hen'
Dahalo (Sanye): d_éere 'woodpecker'
Omotic: *der- 'rooster'
Notes: Cf. Bla Beja 3
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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 2376
Proto-Semitic: *dVrr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: kind of bird
Hebrew: dǝrōr 'a kind of bird (swallow, dove?)' [KB 230], pB. ṣippōr dǝrōr 'a free bird living in the house as well as in the field' [Ja. 322] (a folk-etymological interpretation through dǝrōr 'freedom'). // In two Biblical passages as a parallel to ṣippōr 'bird' (in these cases possibly 'sparrow'?): gam-ṣippōr māṣǝʔā-bayit // ūdǝrōr ḳēn lāh 'also the bird finds its home // and d. has a nest' (Ps 84.4), kaṣṣippōr lānūd kaddǝrōr lāʕūp 'as a bird flutters and a d. flies out' (Pr. 26.2).
Aramaic: D.-Alla drr 'subst. indicating bird: swallow or dove?' [HJ 262]. // In I 8-9, context rather uncertain: drr nšrt ywn ('the swallow tears at the dove' according to [Hackett 49]).
Arabic: durr-at- 'perroquet' [BK 1 682], 'la perruche à collier couleur de rose' [Dozy I 428].
Notes: Amh. dura 'parrot' [K 1732] and Har. durra ūf 'hoopoe bird' [LHar. 58] are considered Arabisms in the respective sources. // Cf. Amh. där(r)ay 'aquatic, web-footed bird which has black or white plumage' [K 1752] and dǝrri 'kind of bird' [LGur. 218]. Comparison with Eth. terms for hen, chicken (Gez. dorho, doroho 'chicken' [LGz 142], Tgr. derho 'chicken' [LH 517], Tna. därho 'pollo, gallina' [Bass. 760], Amh. doro 'chicken' [K 1734], Gog. Sod. ǯärä 'hen, chicken' [LGur 319]) is hardly tenable. The same is true about Syr. dardā 'vultur' [Brock. 166]. // [DRS 319]: Hbr., D.-Alla, Arb., Msq.
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *dur-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'lark-quail' 1, 'crown-bird' 2
Hausa: dúrwā́ 1
Sayanchi: dǝri 2 [Cs N 313]
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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *dara
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'type of bird' 1,'pigeon' 2
Mbara: ndòrò 2 [TrMba]
Gude: dárá 1 [Hs]
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East Chadic etymology :

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Proto-EChadic: *dVr-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'hen' 1, 'dove' 2 , 'turtle-dove' 3
Somrai: dùrē 1 [CLR: 71]
Tumak: dōr 3[Cp]
Mobu (dial. Kwang): dere 2 [?]
Mokilko: dḗrè 2 [JMkk]
Notes: Note Kbl tùwǝ̀rrǝ́, Lele tòrò, pl. kòrà [Grg] and Sokoro wàru id. Most probably all < *tV-wVr- > d-wVr- > durV.
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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

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Bedauye: andiirho
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'fowl'
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

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Proto-Agaw: *dir(u)-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'hen'
Bilin: diruwa
Qwara: dirwa
Awiya (Aungi): dur-
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Saho-Afar etymology :

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Proto-Saho-Afar: *do/irh-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'hen'
Saho: door(o)ho, diirho 'Huhn, Henne'
Afar (Danakil): dorrahe 'hens' P-H
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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *dur-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'chicken, hen'
Somali: dooro, Jiddu duuri
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Dahalo etymology :

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Dahalo: d_éere
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'woodpecker'
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Omotic etymology :

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Proto-Omotic: *der-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'rooster'
Ometo: Chara deeraa
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