Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ʔadur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'evening'

Musgu: adúra [LMsg]

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ḥ/hadar-

Meaning: darkness

Semitic: Cf. *ḫadar-'be dark' 1, 'darkness' 2

Western Chadic: *dar- 'night'

Central Chadic: *Hadur- 'evening'

East Chadic: *daHar- 'evening'1,'darkness'2

Saho-Afar: *h/ḥadar- 'spend the night doing something'

Semitic etymology :

Number: 981

Proto-Semitic: *ḫadar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'be dark' 1, 'darkness' 2

Arabic: ḫadar- 2

Notes: Cf. Hss ḥedōr 'put up a sunshade', Mhr ḥedōr id., Jib ḫodor id.

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *dar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'night' 1, 'darkness' 2

Hausa: dàrḗ 1

Diri: dǝrǝn-dǝrǝn 2[Sk]

Miya: dǝn-dǝl-ǝm 2 [Sk]

Siri: dǝn-dǝlǝ-mi 2 [Sk]

Jimi: dan-dil-am [Sk]

Notes: -*r->-n-> -l- in contact position, a derivative in -n/m and full reduplication (a regular form of an adjective)

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *daHar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'evening'1,'darkness'2

Mokilko: dîrno 2 [Mol] cf. WCh id. ? a Proto-Chderiv?

Kajakse: dā̀rà [Alio] (if not < Hausa)

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *h/ḥadar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: spend the night doing something

Saho: hadar Rein Saho 176

Afar (Danakil): hadar (pf. áḥdera, áhedera) Rein Afar 855 (not in Parker-Hay)

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