Another meaning of the same word ‘chevelure abondante et qui retombe sur
les épaules’ may be influenced by the semantics of the apparently homonymous verbal root ǯmm ‘être riche, abondant [BK 1 321]
Tigre
gəmmät - long hair (that has not been cut for a long time)
(WTS 568)
Tigrinya
gammä - specie di corona di capelli che si lasciano intonsi o si intrecciano intorno al capo di ragazzi e ragazze (kind of crown of hair left unshaved or plaited around the heads of boys and girls)
(TED 2235, Bassano 1918: 819)
Amharic
gamma - mane (of an equine); ribbon tied around the head
(AED 1906)