Afroasiatic etymology : List with all references

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *hiwam-

Meaning: lion, leopard

Semitic: *hVm- 'large wild beast (lion, leopard)'

Beḍauye (Beja): hiam 'cheetah' ~ yĭham 'leopard'

Number: 2443

Proto-Semitic: *hVm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: large wild cat

Akkadian: umāmu (emammu, emāmu) 'Tiere, Getier' OB on [AHw. 1412]. Meaning correspondence 'wild animal' ~ 'lion' can be illustrated by Gez. ʔarwe vs. Hbr. ʔaryē (cf. No. ...). At the same time, note that the meaning 'lion' for emāmu in the date formules of Zimri-lim of Mari was established in [Dossin 167] (with reference to [Landsberger Fauna 30] where additional arguments in favour of this meaning are given).

Arabic: hawwām- 'lion' [BK 2 1460], [Fr. IV 419], [TA XXXIV 127].

Tigre: hǝmmäm 'leopard' [LH 7].

Notes: Different strategies of triconsonantization in various languages (though Akk. and Tgr. exhibit a remarkable similarity). It is difficult in the present context to avoid mentioning of Akk. ūmu 'ein Mytischer Löwe' [AHw. 1420]. The term is known exlusively from SB lexical lists (= Sum. UG). It is always written with u₄ and, possibly for this reason, united by von Soden with ūmu 'day' (as well as ūmu 'Sturm'). A priori, this equation does not look very convincing semantically but the whole problem requires further study so that direct inclusion of ūmu into the pesent root would be clearly premature.

Bedauye: hiam

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'cheetah'

Notes: [Huds. 56], yĭham 'leopard' [ibid. 102]. Bla. Beja 26: compared with Tgr. only

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