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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 637
Proto-Semitic: *bayt-
Meaning: 'house'
Akkadian: bītu, bētu
Ugaritic: bt
Phoenician: b(y)t, PUN bt
Hebrew: bayit
Aramaic: (Palest) bayt-, bet-, (Nab, Palm) byt
Arabic: bayt-
Epigraphic South Arabian: byt
Geʕez (Ethiopian): bet
Tigre: bet
Tigrai (Tigriñña): bet
Amharic: bēt
Mehri: beyt, bêt
Jibbali: bet
Soqotri: beyt
Notes: MOAB bt
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bay-t-
Meaning: build; building, house
Notes: Arabism in Ch is possible. Dgh bat-iwe "hut" < *bayVt-?
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *but-
Meaning: 'mud-house'
Ntifa: ta-but
Notes: Cf. Bmr ta-but 'door'.
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *bay- 1, *bit- 2, 3, 4
Meaning: 'build' 1, 'hut' 2, 'shelter' 3, 'place, room' 4
Mupun: bìt 3 [FrM]
Sura: bìt 3 [JgS]
Karekare: baí [LkK] 1
Tangale: (?) pịdị 4 [JgT]
Notes: -d- in Tng <*-t-?
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *bi- 1, *bat- 2
Meaning: 'build' 1, 'hut' 2
Boka: bìta 2
Chibak: bi [Ann] 1
Lamang: b- 1 [CLR: 53]
Dghwede=Zǝɣwana: bàtíwè [CLR: 203] 2
Notes: Forms in -t may be Arabisms.
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *bay-
Meaning: 'build'
Somrai: bì (kūlū = 'hut') {CLR: 53]
Kwang: bày [CLR: 53]
Mobu (dial. Kwang): báyé [Lns: ??]
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