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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2685
Proto-Semitic: *girr- ~ *gargVr- (~ ǯarwal- 'serwal, lynx' ?)
Meaning: 'lion, leopard'
Akkadian: girru 'lion' SB (CAD G 94); gerru 'Raubtierjunges' (AHw. 285) which is hardly justified (for a detailed discussion see Landsberger 1934 77: "Nichts spricht allerdings dafür, dass girru das Löwenjunge bezeichnete"; cf. also Salonen 1976 200)
Arabic: Cf. ǯarwal- 'serwal, lynx (?) DRS 184 (without reference)
Harari: gärgōra (also gängōra) 'leopard' (LH 75, with a refe- rence to Cerulli who considered this term to be a Cushitism)
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *(ʔam/n-)giraw-
Meaning: cat, lion
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *ngar-
Meaning: 'wild cat'
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *ʔam-gʷar-
Meaning: 'cat'
Hwona: ʔàmŋwara, ʔaŋwara
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *girw- 1 ~ *garm- 2
Meaning: 'cat' 1, 'lion' 2
Konso: karm-aa 2
Gidole (Dirasha): kiro-ta 1, karm 2
Notes: Lamb Wol 360 (*g- > Gidole/Dirasha, Konso k- Black)
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *giraʔw- ~ *garm-
Meaning: 'cat' 1, 'lion' 2
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): grawʔ-ée, giraaʔw-ee 1 Sas Bur 85 (<Koyra?) "It is claimed to be a traditional domestic animal of the Burjis" ibid.; gárm-i 2 ("prob. < Om.")
Notes: Cf. Omot. Koyra giraawweʔ id.
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Warazi etymology :
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Proto-Warazi: *garm-
Meaning: 'lion'
Gawwada-Dalpena: kármo
Harso (Werize): kármo
Dihina: kármo
Gollango (Wellango): kármo
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Dahalo etymology :
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Dahalo: ŋgūro
Meaning: 'small black longtailed rodent'
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *giraw- ~ *gawar- ~ *garm-
Meaning: 'cat' 1, 'lion' 2
Ometo: Zala gawar-ya, Dawro garawa, Malo gaware, Gamu/Dač̣e gawara, Zaysse garawa (apud Cer), Koyra giraawweʔ (Sas Bur) 1; Zaysse/Koyra garma 2
Notes: Lamb Wol 359-60; 372-3
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