Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔarb-

Meaning: elephant; (rhinoceros)

Egyptian: *ʔVrbVʔ 'rhinoceros (?)'

Central Chadic: *ʔarf- 'elephant' (?)

Low East Cushitic: *ʔarb- 'elephant'

High East Cushitic: *ʔarb- 'elephant'

Warazi (Dullay): *ʔarap- (<*ʔarab-) 'elephant'

Notes: One wonders whether this root may have been derived from Afras. *ʔar- 'elephant/hippopotamus' (3628), with the -b formant (of harmful animals?). Cf. Blaz. Eleph. 198, 203. In CCh (Kotoko group) *-f versus *-b in other Afrasian is difficult to explain. Cf. ECush: Oromo rōbī, rōṗī; Burji rōbḗ; Sidamo robē, robicco, Darasa rōṗe reconstructed by Blazek as *robH- 'hippopotamus' (Bla. Eleph., 203; add also Geleba rooṗe id. Huds. HEC, 80), likely related with the present root. Blazek also includes in *robH- two forms which are probably related to *lVʔVb- ~ *ʔVlb- 'elephant/hippopotamus' (131).

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉrbꜣ

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ein Tier (Nashorn?)'

Notes: OK EG I, 115; cf. EDE I, 104

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ʔarf- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Gulfey: ʔàrfǝ̀ [T 2001: 6]

Kusseri: ʔàrvǝ̀y [T 2001: 6]

Afade: ʔárfǝ́y 'elephant', Makeri ʔàrfǝ̀w [T 2001: 6]

Notes: Both Blazek (Blaz. Eleph., 198) and Porkhomovsky (Porkh., 34-35) unite these forms with Buduma ambu, Log. nevi (Blazek with reservations), Ngala anwe, etc., which is difficult to prove because of markedly irregular reflexes; Blazek reconstructs *ʔarbu/i (not convincing since *-b- in Kotoko group does not yield -f-), and Porkhomovsky, *VrVpV; according to Stolbova's correspondences (Stolb. 1996, 99), rather <*-f-.

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔarb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Somali: arb-e 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Oromo (Galla): arb-a 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Rendille: arab 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Arbore: arb-a 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Elmolo: arap 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Dasenech (Geleba): arab, pl. arb-u 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Konso: arp-a 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

Gidole (Dirasha): arp(-a) 'elephant' Sasse PEC, 14

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *ʔarb-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): arb-a 'elephant' Sass. PEC, 14

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *ʔarap- (<*ʔarab-)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'elephant'

Gawwada (Gawata): arapko, arpo 'Elephant' AMS,239

Gawwada-Dalpena: arápko 'Elephant' AMS,239

Tsamay (Dume, Gaba, Kule): arā́fko 'Elephant' AMS,239

Harso (Werize): arápko 'Elephant' AMS,239

Gollango (Wellango): arapkó 'Elephant' AMS,239

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