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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *ʔaf-
Meaning: 'grass'
Mbara: ʔàf [TMba]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mba,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʕafaw-/*ʕafay-
Meaning: leaf, plant
Notes: Derived from *ʕaf- 'grass, plant'. Consonantal alternation *-w- ~ *-y-
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 751
Proto-Semitic: *ʕapy-
Meaning: 'reed thicket, canebrake' 1, 'thick foliage' 2
Akkadian: apu (abu) 1 OB CAD a2 199
Hebrew: *ʕăpī 2
Biblical Aramaic: ʕāpyā 2
Judaic Aramaic: ʕāpyā 2
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-bib,semet-jud,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: ʕfꜣy.t, ʕf.t
Meaning: 'kind of plant' (med)
Notes: -ꜣ- stands for *-a-
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ʔaVfVy-/*yaʔVf-
Meaning: 'grass' 1, 'pricky grass' 2
Guruntum: yaafu 1 [Jag:185]
Ngizim: ápííwà 2 [ShN]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-grn,wchet-ngz,
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