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West Chadic etymology :

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Proto-WChadic: *ŝa(m)b-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 1 'set fire', 2 'take fire'
Angas: lap lap 2 [Fl]
Tangale: lambe 1 [JgT]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-ang,wchet-tng,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ŝab-
Meaning: set fire
Semitic: *ŝxVbVb- 'burn, be hot; set fire; warm' (v.); be dry, arid' ~ *ŝxa(m)bib- 'spark'
Egyptian: ꜣsb 'burn' (BD)
Western Chadic: *ŝa(m)b- 'set fire'1, 'take fire' 2
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 810
Proto-Semitic: *ŝxVbVb- 1, 2, 3, 5 ~ *ŝxa(m)bib- 4
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'burn, be hot' 1, 'set fire' 2, 'warm' (v.) 3, 'spark' 4, 'be dry, arid' 5
Akkadian: šabābu 1, šibīb- 2?
Hebrew: šbb 1, *šābīb 4
Judaic Aramaic: šābīb- 4
Syrian Aramaic: šāb- 5
Mandaic Aramaic: šambibia 2
Arabic: šbb [-u-] 2
Soqotri: šbb 3
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-akk,semet-hbr,semet-jud,semet-syr,semet-mnd,semet-ara,semet-soq,

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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: ꜣsb (BD)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'burn'
Notes: Initial ꜣ- may reflect a prefix or indicate the root vowel *a.
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,

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