Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *mVd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: all

Ghadames: imda 'all'

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ǝmdu 'ê. entier' F 1154

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *mVʔad-

Meaning: be large

Semitic: *mVʔad- 'many, much' 1, 'very' 2

Berber: *mVd- 'all'

Western Chadic: *mVḍ- 'long' 1, 'big' 2

Central Chadic: *mVd- 'large' 1,'surpass' 2

East Chadic: *māḍ- 'grow'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1824

Proto-Semitic: *mVʔad-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'many, much' 1, 'very' 2

Akkadian: mādu 1

Ugaritic: mʔud, maʔdu

Hebrew: mǝʔōd 2

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *mVḍ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'long' 1, 'big' 2

Kifri=Giwo: màḍ màḍ 2 [Stl]

Geruma: méḍé 1 [SchB]

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *mVd-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'large' 1, 'surpass'2

Kilba: āndíyà 2 (assim.) [Kr]

Margi: mda 2 [Kr N 421]

Higi Baza: ndɛ̀-yo 2 (assim.) [Kr]

Higi Nkafa: mdà-šɛ 2 [Kr]

Higi Ghye: ndà-ndɛ 2 (assim.) [Kr]

Kapsiki=Higi Kamale: mdà-kɛ 2 [Kr]

Daba: mádày 1 [Lnhr], mǝ̀dde 1 [Kr N 281]

Notes: cf. Margi mda 'surpass'

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *māḍ-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'grow' 1, 'many' 2

Dangla: ḿaḍé 1 [Fd] grandir

Migama: màaḍò 1 [JgM]

Bidiya: mòodí 1 [JgB] (croitre)

Kajakse: máḍì, méeḍì 2 [Alio]

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