Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *HayVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to gather, mow'

Bilin: ar 'to gather, glean' (LGz., 40; possibly from Eth.)

Khamir: ayer 'mähen, schneiden (Gras, Korn)' (Reinisch 1884, 345)

Awiya (Aungi): ar 'to gather, glean' (LGz., 40; possibly from Eth.)

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔry ~ *ʔyr- ~ *rʔy

Meaning: to gather, reap, cultivate

Semitic: *ʔrr/y 'to reap, gather, harvest'

Central Chadic: *raʔa 'to gather'

East Chadic: *rwr- 'to weed' (redupl.)

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *HayVr- 'to gather, mow'

Saho-Afar: *arar 'to reap, glean' (?)

Low East Cushitic: *ʔVrur- 'to gather, collect'

High East Cushitic: *rVʔir- 'to pluck'

Warazi (Dullay): *Hayr- 'harvest feast'

Notes: (related to *ʔary/w- ~ *(ʔV)w/yar- 'corn, beans'?)

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1935

Proto-Semitic: *ʔrr/y

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to reap, gather, harvest'

Akkadian: arû 'to cut branches (of a date palm)' SB (CAD a2, 317; cf. also arû 'granary, storehouse' OAss. ? Ibid. 313, AHw, 72)

Phoenician: ʔry 'to gather' (Tomback 1978, 30)

Hebrew: ʔry 'to pluck', pB. 'to gather figs' (HAL, 82)

Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʔarara 'to reap, gather, harvest' (LGz., 39), ʔaraya 'to gather, glean' (Ibid.40)

Tigre: ʔära 'to gather, glean' (LGz., 39)

Tigrai (Tigriñña): ʔaräyä 'to gather, glean' (LGz., 39)

Amharic: arrärä 'to reap, mow' (LGz., 39)

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *raʔa

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to gather'

Gude: Cf. ra 'field, farm, plot' (Skinner 1996, 109)

Lame: raʔa 'ramasser' (Skinner 1996, 109)

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *rwr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to weed'

Dangla: rōre 'faire le dernier sarclage' (Skinner 1996, 109; redupl.)

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *arar (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to reap, glean'

Saho: arar 'to glean' (LGz., 39)

Afar (Danakil): arar 'sammeln, ernten' (Reinisch 1886, 816)

Notes: probably from Eth.

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔVrur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to gather, collect'

Somali: ururi 'to gather, collect' (Heine 1978, 75; possibly from Eth.)

Boni: eruuri 'to gather, collect' (Heine 1978, 75; possibly from Eth.)

Rendille: ur'uuri 'to gather, collect' (Heine 1978, 75; possibly from Eth.)

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *rVʔir-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to pluck'

Sidamo: roa, roʔira (redupl.) 'to pluck vegetables' (Skinner 1996, 220)

Warazi etymology :

Proto-Warazi: *Hayr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'harvest feast'

Dihina: ayre 'Erntefest' (Dull., 239)

Gorrose: ayre 'Erntefest' (Dull., 239)

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