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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *kabb- (~ *kib-t- ~ *kaHb-/*kabH-)
Meaning: kind of corn (wheat?)
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-lec,afaset-wrz,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2569
Proto-Semitic: *kVb(b)-
Meaning: wheat
Akkadian: kibtu 'wheat' OAkk. on (CAD k, 340)
Tigre: käbbä 'Getreidebrei' (LH, 411)
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-tgr,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *kabb-
Meaning: 'ear of corn'
Ayr: ekăbb id. (Alojali 1980, 87), te-kǝbbǝkǝb-t (redupl.) 'épi de certaines plantes (blé etc.)' (Ibid. 88)
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): a-kǝbbu 'noyau (de fruit)' (Foucauld 1951-1952, 728)
Tawllemmet: ekăbb id. (Alojali 1980, 87), te-kǝbbǝkǝb-t (redupl.) 'épi de certaines plantes (blé etc.)' (Ibid. 88)
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): a-kubab 'épi de sorgho' (Laoust 1920, 475)
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: t_ꜣbb (gr)
Meaning: 'ear (of cereals)'
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *kabH-/*kaHb-
Meaning: 'corn'
Hausa: kuḅewa 'okra', kaḅu 'Fura made of guinea-corn' (Bargery 1934, 625, 515)
Notes: Cf. Gwn., Glmb., Pero kàppu, Bole kapp (-pp <*-bb) 'to plant, sow', Tng. kaaḅe 'to sow' (Jungr. 1992, 93)
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *kabb-
Meaning: 'wheat'
Dasenech (Geleba): kabbo 'unleavened bread' (Huds., 31)
Konso: kapp-a 'wheat' (PEC 57; -pp- <*-bb- - see Ibid. 55; acc. to Sasse, from *gazb- Ibid. 57, which is less likely) 'wheat'
Gidole (Dirasha): kapp(-o) 'wheat' (PEC 57; -pp- <*-bb- - see Ibid. 55; acc. to Sasse, from *gazb- Ibid. 57, which is less likely) 'wheat'
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Warazi etymology :
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Proto-Warazi: *kab-Vt-
Meaning: 'barley'
Dihina: kapoča 'Gerste' (Dull., 244; <*kab-Vt-)
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *kVbb-
Meaning: 'maize, corn'
Dime: kǝbb 'maize, corn' Bend. 1994, 154
Ari: kǝbb 'maize, corn' Bend. 1994, 154
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