Afroasiatic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʒiʒVw-

Meaning: k. of insect (bee, fly; locust)

Semitic: *zīz- 'kind of insect (locust, bug)'

Berber: *izi 'fly' ~ *zizw- 'bee'

Western Chadic: *ʔa-ʒiʒuw- 'fly'

Central Chadic: *(ʒa)ʒuway- 'fly'

High East Cushitic: *ʒiʒ- 'bee'

Number: 2555

Proto-Semitic: *zīz-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: kind of insect

Akkadian: zizānu (sisānu) SB 'eine Grille' [AHw. 1534], sisânu (zizānu) 'a locust' [CAD s 321]. In lexical lists and omina (tibût zi-za-ni 'locust attack'), see [Landsberger Fauna 123]. Note that the spelling with SI is unique against several examples written with ZI.

Hebrew: zīz 'the small creatures that ruin the fields' [KB 268], pB. 'spider; name of a fabulous bird' [Ja. 393]. Attested twice in Psalms in the combination zīz ŝāday 'z. of the field': yādaʕtī kol-ʕōp hārīm // wǝzīz ŝāday ʕimmādī 'I know all the birds of the mountain // and z. of the field is with me' in 50.11 and yǝkarsǝmännā ḥăzīr miyyaʕar // wǝzīz ŝāday yirʕännā 'forest boar eats it // and z. of the field feeds on it' in 80.14. None of these passages provides direct evidence for the meaning 'kind of worm/insect'.

Judaic Aramaic: zīzā 'name of a mite in lentils; spider; name of a fabulous bird' [Ja. 393], 'Wurm, Milbe' [Levy WT 218].

Arabic: zīz- (pl. zīzān-) 'cigale' [BK 1 1032], [Dozy I 618-9] ("un mot berbère").

Gurage: Wol. zizo, Sel. zīzo 'May bug' [LGur. 719]. According to Leslau, to be united with forms of the ǝnzǝz-type in other Gurage languages, to be compared further to Tna. ḥǝnžiž, Amh. ǝnzǝz. For an alternative approach to such forms cf. No. ... .

Notes: [DRS 723], [KB 268]: Hbr., Arm., Arb., Akk.

Proto-Berber: *izi ~ *zizw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly' 1, 'bee' 2

Nefusa: uzu 1, tǝ-zizwi 2

Sokna: izi 1

Siwa: izi, pl. izān 1

Ghat: iz(z)i, pl. izzan 1

Ayr: izi, pl. iza-n 1

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): êhi 1

Tawllemmet: iži, pl. iza-n 1

Zenaga: iži 1

Semlal: izi, pl. izān 1

Izayan: izzi 1, t_i-zizw-it 2

Rif: t-zizw-it_ 2, Snh t_a-zizw-it_ 2

Mzab: izi 1

Menasser: t_i-zīzw-ǝt, pl. zizū 2

Wargla: izi 1

Iznassen: īzi 1, d-zîzw-i 2

Snus: izi 1, d-zîzw-i 2

Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): izi 1

Proto-WChadic: *ʔa-ʒiʒuw-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly'

Diri: ʔaǯéé, ádzé CLR II 148

Dwot: ʒii [Cs]

Kulere: aǯíǯuwaw CLR II 148

Proto-CChadic: *(ʒa)ʒuway-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'fly'

Higi Nkafa: žuwi CLR II 149

Fali Kiria: žu CLR II

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: žu [CLR: 149]

Mofu-Gudur: ǯàǯùwày [BMof]

Gisiga: ǯiǯuwe-ḍ [CLR: 149]

Mulwi: zùwái [CLR: 149]

Mafa=Matakam: ̌ʒúwáy [BMaf]

Sukur: dzhi [CLR: 149]

Gude: ǯìʔìwá [Hs]

Gudu: ǯɛ-ḍi [CLR: 149]

Fali Jilvu: ǯìʔʕü [Kr:8]

Fali Muchella: ǯìʔi [Kr: 18]

Fali Bwagira: ǯìʔin [Kr: 28]

Bachama: ǯì-ḍé [CLR: 149]

Logone: zū́ [LLog]

Notes: ̊̊-ḍ- is a suf. of singularity

Proto-High East Cushitic: *ʒiʒ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'bee'

Sidamo: diiššo (<*diid-čo)

Hadiya (Gudella): diišša (<*diid-ča)

Kambatta: ziiššu (ziiz-ču)

Notes: HEC 25

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