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*dVmāγ- - (top of the) head; brains
(SED I No. 52)
Words
Arabic
dimāγ-
- brain
(Lane 914)
Geez
dəmāḥ, dəmāḫ, dəmāh
- head, crown of the head, skull, summit
(CDG 134)
Tigre
dəmḳat
- crown of the head, skull, roof
(WTS 515)
Arabic loanword (Bulakh, Kogan 2016)
Amharic
dəmah
- top of the head
(AED 1720)
Argobba
dəmah, dəmaḥ
- head
(Leslau 1997: 198, AAD 126)
Selti
dum
- head
(EDG 207)
Wolane
dumi
- head; hair of head
(EDG 207)
Gafat
dəmʷä, dəmo, dəmuwä, dämoa
- head
(Leslau 1956:196, Leslau 1945:152)