Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *idari

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'antelope oryx'

Ayr: edǝri, pl. idăran 'esp. d'antilope oryx' Aloj. 25

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): édǝri, pl. idǝrân 'orix' (<ê. alezan'?) F. 230

Tawllemmet: edǝri, pl. idăran 'esp. d'antilope oryx' Aloj. 25

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *ʔ/y/wa-dar-

Meaning: k. of (small?) antelope

Semitic: *diry-/*ʔaddar- 'humped bull; dwarf-antelope' (?)

Berber: *idari 'antelope oryx'

Egyptian: ỉdr 'herd (of cattle)'

Western Chadic: *(ʔan-)dur- 'ram, goat'

Central Chadic: *wVdVr- 'gazelle'

East Chadic: *dar- 'gazelle'

Saho-Afar: *wadar- 'goats, small cattle'

Low East Cushitic: *ʔadVr- 'kudu antelope'

South Cushitic: *dVr- 'zebra'

Dahalo (Sanye): *dardir- 'kudu antelope'

Omotic: *dur- 'sheep'

Notes: Cf. Tak. 380: Eg. zr=Om *dur- ~ *dor- + WChad. *dVr-(gaŝi) apud Stolb.+ doubtful Ch + Ghdms ? + HSED 2634. Cf. *ʔ/y/wa-dar- 'k. of antelope' (3598). Cf. Dolg. SH An. names

Semitic etymology :

Number: 1966

Proto-Semitic: *diry-/*ʔaddar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'humped bull; dwarf-antelope'

Akkadian: dudrū 'sorte de mouton' DRS

Arabic: ? diryānat- 'espèce de taureau pourvu d'une bosse' BK 1 694

Tigre: pl. ʔaddarit, sing. ʕätro, pl. ʕaṭärri; also ʕaṭro, ʔäṭro 'dwarf-antelope' LH 489 (cf. Gez. ʕaṭro 'kind of antilope' LGZ 77). = Som. (loan <? >?)

Egyptian etymology :

Old Egyptian: ỉdr

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'Herde (von Vieh und Geflügel)' OK E-G I, 154

Notes: Cf. EDE I, 279 (Eg; Hbr, Ph ʕdr; Hgr ǝ-drī 'Hürde' apud Zhl.)

West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *(ʔan-)dur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'ram, goat'

Hausa: dari 'hartebeest' Damaliscus korrigum (бубал, коровья антилопа) Skin 96, 44

Mburku: dar ŋgyadli 'ram' Sk. Dom. An., 195 (?)

Guruntum: doro, dòoro 'goat' Jung. CLR II, 166

Bokos: ʔandûr 'ram' Stolb. 87, 172

Sha: ndur id. ibid.

Daffo-Butura: nduùr id. ibid.

Central Chadic etymology :

Proto-CChadic: *wVdVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'gazelle'

Musgoy: uderi 'gazelle' Skin. 96, 44

East Chadic etymology :

Proto-EChadic: *dar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'gazelle'

Dangla: daro 'gazelle sp.' Skin. 96, 44

Saho-Afar etymology :

Proto-Saho-Afar: *wadar-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'goat'

Afar (Danakil): wadā́r 'Ziegen, Kleivieh' Rein Af., 912

Low East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ʔadVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'kudu antelope'

Somali: aderio 'male kudu antelope' Abr 5

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *dVr-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'zebra'

Burunge (Mbulungi): doro 'zebra'

Notes: Acc. to Ehr. HRSC, 167, from *dVVr- 'striped'

Dahalo etymology :

Dahalo: *dardir-: d_ád_i:ri

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'Lesser Kudu'

Notes: Ehr. Eld. Nurse, 28

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *dur-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'sheep'

Ometo: She dor 'ram' (Cerulli), Koyra Zaise dorō, Bask. (Fleming), Doko dori, Oida duro 'sheep' (Fleming) (cf. also *dursa id. Cerulli)

Dime: de_r 'goat' Dolg SH An. names apud Bender

Ari: dertí 'sheep' Dolg. SH An. names apud Bender

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