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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *sarb-
Meaning: 'calf of leg'
Saho: sarbā́, zarbā́, pl. sā́rōb 'Wade' Rein Sa 333
Afar (Danakil): sarba 'calf, lower leg' P-H 189
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ĉabir- ~ *ĉarib-
Meaning: hind parts, calf of leg
Notes: Otherwise *ŝabir- ~ *ŝarib-.
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 99
Proto-Semitic: *ŝabir-
Meaning: buttocks, hind parts, small of the back
Akkadian: šuburru 'buttocks, rectum, anus' OB [CAD š3 190]; šub/purru 'After' [AHw 1259] (in some of the contexts refers to sheep)
Arabic: šabr-, šibr- 'taille' [BK 1 1182]
Tigre: šǝbǝr 'hind-quarter and tail-piece of a slaughtered animal' [LH 216]
Notes: Cf. metathetic Eth *sar(a)b- 'calf of leg': Tgr särbä 'partie de la jambe au-dessous du mollet' [LH 177 apud d'Abb]; Sel säräba, Wol säräbä, Zwy särbä do. [LGur 559]; Cha Eža Muh Msq Gog Sod säräba, Gye säräb_ä do. [ibid.]. According to Leslau, all East Eth and Gur forms are from E. Cush. Note Tna särbada 'muscolo dei fianchi vicino alla coscia' [Bass 177], with enigmatic d.
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ara,semet-tgr,semet-notes,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *sibir- 1 ~ *sarb- 2, 3
Meaning: 'upper part of camel's hind leg' 1, 'calf of leg' 2
Somali: sibir 1 Abr
Oromo (Galla): sarbaa 2 Gr 353
Dasenech (Geleba): sarba 2 Huds HEC 35
Notes: Assimilation of vowels in Som. Metathesis in Or. unless a loan from Mod. Eth.
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,lecet-oro,lecet-gel,lecet-notes,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *sar(a)b-
Meaning: 'calf of leg'
Sidamo: saraba, sarabba
Alaba: sarabi LGur 559
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): sárbaa
Kambatta: sarba-ta
Notes: Huds HEC 35
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-sid,hecet-ala,hecet-bmb,hecet-kmb,hecet-notes,
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