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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *syap-
Meaning: 'snake'
Kwang: sḗpí [Jg]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-kwn,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *sVf-
Meaning: snake
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-ech,afaset-omo,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 168
Proto-Semitic: *šVpp-
Meaning: kind of snake, worm
Hebrew: šǝpīpōn 'horned viper' [KB 1628], pB. 'a species of serpents, adder' [Ja. 1616]. Hapax in Gn 49.17 (yǝhī dān nāḥāš ʕălē däräk // šǝpīpōn ʕălē ʔōraḥ 'let Dan be a snake on the road // š. on the way').
Judaic Aramaic: šǝpīpōnā 'a species of serpents, adder' [Ja. 1616], špypwn 'serpent' [Sok. 563] (probably a Hebraism).
Syrian Aramaic: šappāpā 'serpens; gryllus' [Brock. 793], 'animalia reptantia, locusta reptans' [PS 4257].
Arabic: siff- 'serpent; espèce de serpent tacheté de blanc et de noir' [BK 1 1096], [LA IX 154] (also suff-).
Tigre: sǝf 'millepede' [LH 200].
Tigrai (Tigriñña): wäsfat 'intestinal worm, hook-worm' K 1748
Notes: Cf. phonetically and semantically close forms with -b-, which should probably be united into a separate root: Akk. šibbu 'a snake' MB on [CAD š2 375], [AHw. 1226]; Gyt. sība 'kind of worm' [LGur. 531], Cha. Eža šiba, Enm. šība, Gyt. šīb_a, End. šī̃wä 'kind of worm' [ibid. 571]; Mhr. šǝbšīb 'red waterworm' [JM 392], Hrs. šebšebēt 'small red worm, centipede' [JH 123], E. Jib. šǝbšéb 'red waterworm' [JM 392]. [KB 1629]: Hbr., Akk. (šibbu), Arb.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-jud,semet-syr,semet-ara,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,semet-notes,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *sVfuf-
Meaning: 'snake'
Zenaga: te-sfuf-ǝh
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-zng,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: sfy (reg)
Meaning: 'snake'
Notes: Vocalic -y
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *šef-
Meaning: 'snake, lizard'
Kafa (Kaficho): šef-ittoo
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-kaf,
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