Afroasiatic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *baʕVl-

Meaning: elder male relative in-law, husband

Semitic: *baʕl- 'husband, master, owner'

Central Chadic: *bVlaw- 'man' (?)

Saho-Afar: *ball-'father-in-law'

Low East Cushitic: *HVbbVl- 'brothers and sisters; relatives' ~ *bVHVl- `husband, lover' (<Sem?)

High East Cushitic: *bVHil- 'master' 1, 'friend' 2

South Cushitic: *balaʔ/ʕ- 'cross-cousin'

Notes: Related to *baʕVl- 'rule, command; own; be able'.

Number: 8

Proto-Semitic: *baʕl-

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Meaning: 'husband, master, owner'

Akkadian: bēlu 'master, ruler, owner' (CAD b1, 191); (AHw, 118)

Ugaritic: bʕl 'lord, owner' (DUL, 206)

Phoenician: bʕl 'citizen; husband; owner Tomb, Pun bʕl (HJ 182)

Hebrew: baʕal 'owner, husband; citizen, landowner; partner of a community' (HAL 142-3); bʕl 'rule over; take possession of a woman as bride or wife; marry'

Aramaic: Samal, OAram OffAr, Nab, Palm, Hatra *bʕl 'lord, chief, f. lady' (HJ 182-3); Sam bʕl 'lord, owner' (Tal, 109)

Biblical Aramaic: *bǝʕēl 'Besitzer, Herr' (KB deutsch, 1682)

Judaic Aramaic: bʕal 'enter into; take possession; have sexual relations with' (Ja 182), bʕl 'to have sexual intercourse' (Sokoloff, 109), baʕal- 'husband' (Ja 182); bǝʕēl, det. baʕlā 'husband' (Sokoloff, 108)

Syrian Aramaic: baʕlā 'dominus, maritus', bʕel 'in matrinonium duxit' (Brock 84)

Arabic: baʕl- 'Époux ou épouse, mari ou femme; Maître, propriétaire'; baʕala 'Se marier, devenir mari, époux' (BK 1, 144)

Epigraphic South Arabian: Sab bʕl 'owner; citizen; husband' (SD, 25), Qat bʕl '(divine) lord; owner' (Ricks, 31), Min bʕl 'propriété; seigneur' (LM, 19)

Geʕez (Ethiopian): baʕāl 'owner, head of family, husband; festival, feast, banquet'; bǝʕla 'be rich, wealthy; marry, take a wife' (LGz, 83-4)

Tigre: bäʕal 'master; festival' (LH, 292)

Tigrai (Tigriñña): bäʕal 'master; festival' (KT, 1177)

Amharic: bal 'husband, master; festival' (K, 861)

Argobba: bǝʔǝl 'husband' (LArg, 195); bal 'festival (LArg, 195)

Gafat: bal 'mari' (LGaf, 188)

Gurage: So. bal 'owner; holiday' (LGur, 138)

Mehri: bâl/báyli, bǝʕēli 'owner, possessor'; abɛ̄li 'God'; Hobyot baāli, abēli id. (JM 41)

Jibbali: baʕál 'to own, marry', báʕal/bʕéhl 'person owning, connected with, in charge', ʔɔ́ʕɔź 'God' (JJ, 22)

Harsusi: bāl, byāl, baʕl/bōl 'master, lord, possessor'; abāli 'my Lord, God' (JH, 14)

Soqotri: báʕal 'se marier'; baʕl 'propriétaire, mari' (LS, 90)

Proto-CChadic: *bVlaw-

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Meaning: 'man'

Logone: bǝla [LLog]

Gulfey: belewe [Lk: 150]

Notes: Kot bǝ̀lõ [Bn: 116].

Proto-Saho-Afar: *ball-

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Meaning: 'father-in-law'

Saho: ballaa

Afar (Danakil): ballaa

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *HVbbVl- ~ *bVHVl-

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Meaning: 'brothers and sisters; relatives' 1, `husband, lover' 2

Oromo (Galla): obbolaa 1 Gragg 302

Dasenech (Geleba): beel 2 Sas Bur

Notes: Metathesis in Oro. Loanword from Eth in Gel?

Proto-High East Cushitic: *bVHil-

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Meaning: 'master, lord' 1, 'friend' 2

Sidamo: biilo 1

Burji (Bambala, Dashe): beeli 2 (cf. beel-oom- `commit adultery' Sas Bur 35)

Notes: A loanword from Eth in Sid?

Proto-South Cushitic: *balaʔ/ʕ-

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Meaning: 'cross-cousin'

Qwadza (Ngomvia): ayi-balaʔo

Notes: Ehr HRSC 288

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