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Proto-MSA
*ḥanṣ̂ab-at- - bead
(Kogan 2015:558)
The origin is unknown. Cf. Akkadian
anṣabtu
‘ear ring’, Tigre
ḥəndəbbät
- a sort of ear-ring (Kogan 2015, 558).
Words
Mehri
ḥənẑəbūt
- bead
(ML 184)
Jibbali
ḥanẓ̂ɔ̄t
- bead
(JL 113)
Soqotri
ḥanẓ̂éboʰ
- bead, sprangle
(
LS
183; CSOL III)