Number: 2573
Proto-Semitic: *ŝxabar- 'grain'
Meaning: 'grain'
Hebrew: šäbär 'grain', Sam. šabru, šabrimma id. (HAL, 1405-6)
Tigre: säbbära 'Lathyrus sativus' (LH, 183; with a meaning shift?)
Notes: Cf. Tna. šǝmbǝra, Amh. Arg. Har. šumbura, Gur šǝmbura 'chickpea' (LGur., 579; must be Cushitisms)