Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔadam- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to hunt'

Oromo (Galla): adama, hadama

Arbore: ʔadam-is

Dasenech (Geleba): adam-

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔa)dVm-

Meaning: to join, gather (of people), integrate, engage in a common enterprise

Semitic: *ʔdm 'to share, to have in common, to be at peace with'

Egyptian: dmy 'to join, be attached to smb.' (OK), 'share with smb. (joy, crops)' (NE)

Western Chadic: *dumV- 'to gather, involve, urge to join'

Central Chadic: *ḍVm- 'together'

Central Cushitic (Agaw): *yedem (possibly <*ʔadam-) 'to invite to a fiest'

Saho-Afar: *ʔadam- 'to hunt' (?)

Low East Cushitic: ʔadam- 'to hunt' (?)

High East Cushitic: *dumm- 'to gather (of people)'

South Cushitic: *dam- 'copulate' (?)

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1984

Proto-Semitic: *ʔdm 'to share, to have in common, to be at peace with'

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to share, to have in common, to be at peace with'

Akkadian: adāmu (or atāmu) 'to own a share in a common fund' OAss [CAD a1 95], admūtu (or atmūtu) 'share in a common enterprise' [ibid. 128]

Arabic: ʔdm 'joindre, adjoindre, ajouter; réconcilier les uns avec les autres, mettre la paix entre eux' [BK 1 19], ʔadīm- 'tout entier; origine' [ibid.], ʔdm 'intégrer qn. à son clan' [DRS 9]

Geʕez (Ethiopian): ʔadamdama 'to go together (army)' [LGz 133]

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: dmy

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to join, be attached to smb.' (OK), 'share with smb. (joy, crops)' (NE)

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *dumV-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to gather, involve, urge to join'

Hausa: doma 'urge smb. to an evil course'

Tangale: domi 'to collect, put together'

Diri: ya dòmì 'gather'

Polchi: ʒumu 'gather'

Boghom: dume 'gather'

Notes: Cf. Stolb 1996, 37

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *ḍVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'together' > 'all'

Mandara=Wandala: bǝ̀ḍumè [Kr N284], dem ???

Malgwa: ḍǝ́mme [Lr] 'together', baḍǝ́mme 'all'

Glavda: (bà) ḍɨma [Kr]

Cineni=Nakatsa: bà ḍǝ́mà 'all'[Kr]

Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :

Proto-Agaw: *yedem (<*ʔadam-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to invite to a fiest'

Khamir: edem, yedem

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ʔadam- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to hunt'

Afar (Danakil): adm-is

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *dumm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'to gather (of people)'

Hadiya (Gudella): dumm- (dumm-ičča 'gathering of elders')

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *dam- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'copulate'

Iraqw (Mbulu): dam-

Notes: Ehr HRSC 162

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