Semitic etymology :

Number: 2660

Proto-Semitic: *dawbal- ~ *dabayl-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'billy goat, ram; bull; boar, (suckling) pig'

Arabic: dawbal- 'wild boar, suckling pig, fox, wolf'

Geʕez (Ethiopian): dābēlā 'billy goat, bull, male of any animal' LGz 120

Tigre: däbela 'ram'

Tigrai (Tigriñña): dibäla 'billy goat'

Amharic: dabela, däbäl 'billy goat'

Notes: Acc. to Leslau, the Eth forms are from Cush (Sa Af)

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *da/ibVl-

Meaning: hoofed domestic animal

Semitic: *dawbal- ~ *dabayl- 'billy goat, ram; bull; boar, (suckling) pig'

Beḍauye (Beja): *dibal- 'a year-old cow'

Saho-Afar: *dabēl- 'billy goat' (?)

Low East Cushitic: *dabV̄l- 'heifer; buck'

Notes: Cf. Bla. Beja Fauna, 7-8. Related to *dab(b)ay- 'cattle; calf; buffalo' (2538)?

Bedauye (Beja) etymology :

Bedauye: debala

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'einjärige Kuh'

Notes: Bla. Beja Fauna, 7

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *dabēl- (?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'billy goat'

Saho: dabéla 'he-goat' (We), dabeela 'Ziegenbock' (Re)

Afar (Danakil): dabeèla 'buck goat, billy goat' (PaHy)

Notes: Bla. Beja Fauna, 8. Likely a loan from Eth.

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *dabV̄l-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'heifer; buck'

Somali: dabuula 'Schlauch, Ledersack von Bocksfell für Transport von Kafebohnen' Rein. 1902, 100

Baiso: dabaalo 'heifer' (Hy)

Notes: Bla. Beja Fauna, 8. Hardly an Ethiopism in view of differences in meaning

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