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Number: 2375
Proto-Semitic: *dVm(m)-
Meaning: (wild) cat
Akkadian: dumāmu (tumāmu) 'a wild animal' SB [CAD d 179], 'Gepard' [AHw. 175]. // Outside lexical lists (= Sum. UR.GUG4.KUD.DA), attested in Gilg. VIII 16 (among the animals wailing for Enkidu, between lulīmu 'stag' and nēšu 'lion'). Cf. further [Landsberger Fauna 84], [Salonen Jagd 198]. It is difficult to agree with [CAD] that d. is "possibly a foreign word'.
Arabic: dimm-at- 'сhаt' [BK 1 728-9], [Fr. II 53], [Dozy I 459] ("...un mot éthiopien. Vers la fin du XVIe siècle, il était en usage dans le Yémen..."). Also dam- 'chat' [BK 1 736].
Geʕez (Ethiopian): dǝmmat 'cat' [LGz 136].
Tigre: dǝmmu id. [LH 514].
Tigrai (Tigriñña): dǝmmu 'gatto' [Bassano 755].
Amharic: dǝmmät 'cat' [K 1725].
Notes: [DRS 274]: Akk., Arb., Eth.; [Hommel 319]: Arb., Akk., Gez.; [LGz. 136]: Gez., Eth., Arb. (Leslau - following a personal communication by W.W.Müller - denies the possibility of an Ethiopian origin for Arb. dimmat-; note that contrary to Müller's opinion the presence of this term in old and modern Arb. dialects of Yemen must be an argument in favour of the Eth. origin of the term rather than against it).
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ara,semet-gzz,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,semet-amh,semet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *dV(ʔ)Vm-
Meaning: feline
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-wch,afaset-ech,afaset-bed,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-scu,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *damu- ~ *damis-
Meaning: 'hyaena' 1, 'leopard' 2
Hausa: dā̀misà 2
Mupun: ǹdǝ̀mú-k [FrM] 1
Sura: ndùmú [JgS] 1
Ankwe=Goemai: tumu [Fp] 1
Gerke=Yiwom: damu [Fp] 1
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-gwn,wchet-sur,wchet-ank,wchet-grk,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *gus-
Meaning: 'knee'
Higi Nkafa: xuš-ini
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-hnk,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *damdam-
Meaning: 'cat'
Lele: ǯem 'Caracal'
Sokoro: damde
Notes: Sk Hs 42
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-lle,echet-sok,echet-notes,
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Bedauye (Beja) etymology :
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Bedauye: ǯímo, dimmo
Meaning: 'cat'
Notes: Bl Beja 15 (<Eth?)
bedet-prnum,bedet-meaning,bedet-notes,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *dam-Vy-
Meaning: 'cat'
Qwara: damyaa
Qemant: damǝya
Notes: *a in the root is not quite clear. Maybe *dumay- > *damay-?
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-kwr,agwet-kem,agwet-notes,
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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *dumm-
Meaning: 'cat'
Saho: dummu
Afar (Danakil): dumoo
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *dumm-at-
Meaning: 'cat'
Somali: dummad Bla Beja 15 apid Luling (<Eth?)
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *ʔa-da/un- (<*ʔadum-?)
Meaning: 'cat'
Hadiya (Gudella): aduuna, adun-čo
Kambatta: adan-ču, adani-ta
Notes: HEC 37
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-had,hecet-kmb,hecet-notes,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *duʔum-
Meaning: 'leopard'
Iraqw (Mbulu): duʔuma
Alagwa (Wasi): duʔuma
Burunge (Mbulungi): duʔuma
Asa-Aramanic: duʔumok
Qwadza (Ngomvia): duʔumayi
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-irq,scuet-alg,scuet-bur,scuet-asa,scuet-kwz,
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