West Chadic etymology :

Proto-WChadic: *dumun

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'duiker antelope'

Mburku: dumun 'duiker' Sk. 1984, 19

Afroasiatic etymology :

Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *damaʔ/y-

Meaning: k. of antelope

Semitic: *dumm- hornless cow??

Berber: *damVy 'large sp. of gazelle'

Western Chadic: *dumun 'duiker'

High East Cushitic: damal- (*<dam-al-?) 'k. of antelope (dekkula)'

South Cushitic: *damaʔ/y- 'eland'

Omotic: *duma 'k. of antelope (dekkula)'

Notes: Cf. HSED, 742 *dum- 'antelope' (Brb. Hgr, Wlm, Shwy; Om: Yamma). Cf. an homonimous root *dVm- 'sheep' (Brb. Ued Righ tadment 'brebis'; CCh: Masa dimi, Afade demo, dümmo, Makeri dimmu, dǝmu, Gulfei dumu, dǝmo 'sheep', ECh. Somrai demai 'sheep', Tumak dǝ̄mā id.

Semitic etymology :

Number: 2723

Proto-Semitic: *dumm-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: hornless cow

Berber etymology :

Proto-Berber: *damVy

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'large sp. of gazelle'

Ayr: edǝmi, pl. idăman 'gazelle de grande especè' Aloj., 23

Ahaggar (Tahaggart): édemi, pl. idemân 'gazelle de grande especè' F., 200

Tawllemmet: edǝmi, pl. idăman 'gazelle de grande especè' Aloj., 23

Zenaga: dāmi, pl. dǝmiān 'Gazelle Rufifrons' Nic. Zng., 251

Semlal: Tlit ádmū, pl. iḍŭma 'gazelle' Lao. Siwa, 243

Shawiya: t_adǝmut_ 'gazelle' Lao. Siwa, 243

High East Cushitic etymology :

Proto-High East Cushitic: *damal- (*<dam-al-?)

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of antelope (dekkula)'

Hadiya (Gudella): damal-iččo 'antilope dekkula' Cer. St. Et., 72

South Cushitic etymology :

Proto-South Cushitic: *damaʔ/y-

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'eland'

Iraqw (Mbulu): damaʔ-amo

Alagwa (Wasi): damaʔ-imo

Burunge (Mbulungi): damaʔ-imo

Asa-Aramanic: domo-k 'male eland', damay-it 'female eland'

Qwadza (Ngomvia): damay-ituko

Notes: Ehr. HRSC, 191 (<*ḍooḍaama, comp. also Dah. ḍóóḍaama 'topi')

Omotic etymology :

Proto-Omotic: *duma

Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology

Meaning: 'k. of antelope'

Ometo: Cf. Male dammǝ 'calf (bovine)' F.

Janjero (Yamma, Yemsa): dumā 'sorta di antilope (corrispondente all'amarico dekkulā)' Cer. St. Eth. III, 72

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