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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 1914
Proto-Semitic: *ŝV(ʕ)p-at-
Meaning: (tuft of) hair
Akkadian: (?) šipātu (šupātu, OAkk šaptu) 'wool, fleece' OAkk on [CAD š3 57], [AHw 1244]
Hebrew: (?) ŝāpām 'moustache' [KB 1348]. With suffixed -m? Or < *ŝa(n)p-(at-) {} *ĉa(n)p-(at-) 'lip' (No. )?
Arabic: šaʕfat- 'mèche de cheveux, tupet, cheveux' [BK 1 1240]
Tigrai (Tigriñña): šifašǝfti 'ciglia degli occhi' [Bass 239] (redupl.)
Amharic: šǝfašǝft 'eyebrow' [K 667] (redupl.). Cf. also šǝfäl 'eyebrow' [ibid. 666], with suffixed -l?
Mehri: ŝǝft, pl. ŝēf 'hair' [JM 373]
Jibbali: ŝfét do. [JJ 246]
Harsusi: ŝafēt do. [JH 118]
Soqotri: ŝfeh (ŝef) do. [LS 432], [SSL LS 1472-3]
Notes: A possibility of a secondary ʕ in ARB (under the influence of šaʕr- 'hair' ?) vs. a reduplicated stem in MOD ETH and no trace of ʕ in other SEM should be considered. Note that the AKK example may as well originate from SEM *šV(ʔ/ʕ)Vp- {} *sV(ʔ/ʕ)Vp-: ARB saʔaf- 'gros poil de la queue d'un animal; soie de porc' [BK 1 1036]; MHR sawf 'wool' [JM 253], JIB sōf 'wool' [JJ 232] (less likely, the latter forms are loans of ARB ṣūf- 'wool', in which case MSA s- would be difficult to explain; cf. HRS ṣawf 'wool' [JH 117] which is rather an Arabism), SOQ QALAN-V. saʕf 'cheveux' et al. [SSL 4 92].
[LS 432]: SOQ, MSA, ARB
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-ara,semet-tgy,semet-amh,semet-mhr,semet-jib,semet-hss,semet-soq,semet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ĉaʕVp-
Meaning: tuft of hair
Notes: The Cu forms may alternatively relate to *saʔap- 'hair' (102).
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-notes,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *zi/aff-
Meaning: 'unplaited hair' 1, 'hair' 2
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): ta-hiffa 1
Tawllemmet: ta-žīffa 1
Wargla: zaff 2
Iznassen: azäf 2
Snus: zâf 2
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ahg,brbet-twl,brbet-wrg,brbet-izn,brbet-snu,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *saṗ-
Meaning: 'pubic hair'
Oromo (Galla): saṗii
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *saṗ-
Meaning: 'hair, pubic hair'
Darasa (Gedeo): saṗe
Notes: LEC loanword?
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-dar,hecet-notes,
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