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Saho-Afar etymology :
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Proto-Saho-Afar: *bir-t-
Meaning: 'iron'
Saho: birtaa
Afar (Danakil): birtaa
shoet-prnum,shoet-meaning,shoet-saho,shoet-afar,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *bir-
Meaning: metal
Notes: Cf. Sum BAR 'iron'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,afaset-agw,afaset-sho,afaset-lec,afaset-hec,afaset-scu,afaset-omo,afaset-notes,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 2699
Proto-Semitic: *bi/urt-
Meaning: 'metal artifact'
Akkadian: bi/ertu 'Band, Fessel' a/j B, m/n A AHw 129; 'clasp, fetter' (bronze, iron) CAD b1 254-5 (as part of birītu 'in-between terrain'). Cf. annaku abāru 'lead, plumbum, pewter' (<Sum apar) Lieberman.
Arabic: burt- 'hache; flèche' BK 1 105, burat- 'anneau en fer qu'on passe dans la narine du chameau, et qui tient lieu du frein' ibid. 119
Geʕez (Ethiopian): bǝrt 'copper, brass'; bǝrat 'iron' (<Amh) LGz 108
Tigrai (Tigriñña): bǝrti '?', brät 'iron'
Amharic: bǝrt 'metal basin', brät 'iron'
Argobba: bräd 'iron'
Harari: brät 'iron'
Gurage: brät, bräd 'iron'
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-ara,semet-gzz,semet-tgy,semet-amh,semet-arg,semet-hrr,semet-gur,
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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: byꜣ (Pyr - NK, Copt)
Meaning: 'ore, copper'
Coptic: ba- 'metal'
Notes: 'Gebrauchsmetall: Erz, Kupfer? Als Material für Waffen, für Gefässe, Götterfiguren, einem Thron und für Zugseile' EG I 436
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-cpt,egyet-notes,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *HV-bir-
Meaning: 'iron'
Mofu-Gudur: bǝrey {BMof]
Gisiga: ḅire [LGis]
Munjuk: ḅre 'point de flèche' [TMnj]
Notes: Prefix *HV- reflected in the Gis initial emphatic.
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-mof,cchet-gis,cchet-mnj,cchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *bir-
Meaning: 'iron'
Somrai: bíírii, biri [Lk:77]
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-smr,
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Central Cushitic (Agaw) etymology :
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Proto-Agaw: *bir-
Meaning: 'metal'
Qemant: birr
agwet-prnum,agwet-meaning,agwet-kem,
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Low East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *bir-
Meaning: 'metal'
Somali: bir
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-som,
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High East Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-High East Cushitic: *bir(r)-
Meaning: 'silver'
Burji (Bambala, Dashe): birri
Kambatta: bira-ta
hecet-prnum,hecet-meaning,hecet-bmb,hecet-kmb,
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South Cushitic etymology :
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Proto-South Cushitic: *bir-t-
Meaning: 'iron, iron point'
Qwadza (Ngomvia): belet-iko
scuet-prnum,scuet-meaning,scuet-kwz,
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Omotic etymology :
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Proto-Omotic: *bir-
Meaning: 'metal'
Kafa (Kaficho): birewo
omoet-prnum,omoet-meaning,omoet-kaf,
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