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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mar-
Meaning: bearded chin
Berber: *ta-mar-t 'beard' 1, 'chin' 2
Egyptian: mrt 'chin' (Lit MK)
Western Chadic: *mar- 'beard'
Notes: Scarce data. Probably a cultural areal term.
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Berber etymology :

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Proto-Berber: *ta-mar-t
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'beard' 1, 'chin' 2
Ghadames: tū-mer-t 1
Sokna: t-mar-t 1
Siwa: tǝ-mār-t 1
Ghat: ta-mar-t 1, 2
Ayr: a-mar- 2
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ta-mar-t 1, 2
Zenaga: ta-ʔmǝr-t 1
Semlal: tä-mar-t 1
Sened: t-mar-t 1
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): ta-mar-t 1, 2
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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: mrt
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'chin' (Lit MK)
Coptic: *mart 'beard'
Fayumic: malt
Bohairic: mort
Sahidic: mort
Notes: EG II 113; Vyc. 120: "Emprunt libyen...Les Égyptiens ne portaient pas de barbe. Les barbes royales et divines étaient des barbes postiches". The conclusion to be drawn is that mrt 'chin' is a genuine Eg. term, while Copt. *mart 'beard' is a loan from Libyan-Berber.
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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *mar-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'beard'
Kariya: mar [SkNb]
Diri: Cf. mulḍu [SkNb]
Siri: murii [Sk]
Ngizim: màrí [ShN]
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