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*šV(n)zVr-, ŝV(n)zVr- - span
(SED I No. 251)
A very complicated case. Attested with the meaning ‘span’ in Eth. and MSA only.
Words
Hebrew
mošzār
- (hop. part.) twisted
(HALOT 1456)
Mandaic
šanziria
- the ropes
(MD 443)
Arabic
šzr
- to twist the rope, or cord, from the left
(BK 1 1225, Lane 1546)
Geez
sez(ə)r
- span
(CDG 523)
Tigre
sänzärä
- mesura par palmes
(WTS 168)
apud d’Abbadie
Tigre
sənzər
- palme
(WTS 168)
apud d’Abbadie
Tigrinya
sänzärä
- to measure with the span
(CDG 523)
Amharic
sənzər
- span
(AED 549)
Harari
zunzunrti
- span
(EDH 167)
with assimilation of *s- > *-z influenced by -z of the second syllable?
Selti
sənzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Wolane
sənzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Zway
sənzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Chaha
zəsər
- span
(EDG 555)
Ezha
zəzzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Endegen
zəssər
- span
(EDG 555)
Endegen
zəssər
- span
(EDG 555)
Ennemor
zəsər
- span
(EDG 555)
Gyeto
zəsər
- span
(EDG 555)
Muher
zəzzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Masqan
zəzzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Gogot
zəzzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Soddo
zəzzər
- span
(EDG 555)
Mehri
hâzer
- mesure
(LS 414, CDG 523)
not in ML
Mehri
šɛzər
- span of thumb to forefinger
(ML 596)
in English-Mehri Wordlist
Jibbali
ŝɛzr
- span between thumb and index
(SSL 2 240)
not in JL
Soqotri
ŝézir
- empan
(LS 414)