Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/ʕayr-

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This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Semitic

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Noun

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*ʕayr- m[1]

  1. ass, donkey

Descendants

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  • Central Semitic:
    • Arabic: عَيْر (ʕayr, wild ass, onager)
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: עַיִר ('áyir, ʿayir, donkey foal)
      • Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, ass)
  • Modern South Arabian:
  • Akkadian: 𒀲𒄩𒀀𒊏𒄠 (ḫa-a-ra-am /⁠ḫārum⁠/, male ass, foal), 𒀲𒀀𒅀𒊏𒄠 (a-ia-ra-am /⁠ajarum, ayarum⁠/, donkey)[1]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 “ḫāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 6, Ḫ, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 118