Proto-Dargwa: *c:ab
Meaning: 1 sky 2 rain
Akusha: zab 2
Chiragh: c:ab 1
Comments: PD *c:ab 'sky; rain' (cf. also Kub. c:ab 'sky', Ur. ʒav 'rain' etc.). The plural form *c:ub-ri is used generally with the meaning 'heaven' (Ak. zub-ri, Ur. ʒuv-ri etc.). There exists also a derivate *c:ubar(i) meaning 'star': Ak. zubar, Mek. zubari etc. (this is probably also a former plural building).