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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1847
Proto-Semitic: *pVʔay-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'split' 1, 'pierce' 2
Hebrew: pʔy 1
Arabic: fʔy [-a-] 1, 2
Notes: Based on biconsonantal *pVʔ-.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-hbr,semet-ara,semet-notes,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *paʔ-/*paw-/*pay-
Meaning: split, tear
Semitic: *pVʔay- 'split' 1, 'pierce' 2
Western Chadic: *papaʔ- 'split open a gourd'
Central Chadic: *puw- 'split, tear into pieces'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,

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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *papaʔ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'split open a gourd'
Hausa: fā́fà
Notes: Cp. Tangale páwa 'act of slaughtering' [JgT]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-notes,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *puw-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: split, tear into pieces
Mofu-Gudur: puw- [BMof]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mof,

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