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*ḏarˀ-, *ḏarˁ, *zarˁ- - seed
(CDG 642; Fronzaroli 1969: 9–10, 26, 33; Kogan 2011: 200)
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Akkadian
zēru
- seed
(CAD Z 89, AHw. 1521)
Ebla
ša-la-um /ḏaRˁum/
- seed
(VE 659, Kogan–Krebernik 2021b: 690)
Ugaritic
drˁ, ḏrˁ
- seed
(DUL 280)
Hebrew
zäraˁ
- seed; offspring, descendants
(HALOT 282)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
bazrā, bizrā
- seed
(DJBA 195)
Syriac
zarˁā
- seed; sowing; offspring, family
(LSyr. 207, SL 400)
Syriac
bar zarˁā
- seed
(LSyr. 92, SL 180)
Mandaic
bazira, bazra
- seed
(MD 46)
Turoyo
buzarˁo
- Kern (kernel)
(RW 76)
Goes back to MEA bar zarʕā ‘seed’ (SL 180).
Arabic
ḏrˀ
- to sow
(Lane 957)
Arabic
zrˁ
- to sow, to cast seed
(Lane 1225)
Sabaic
mḏrˀt
- cultivated field
(SD 40)
Geez
zarˀ
- seed, grain
(CDG 642)
Geez
zarˀa
- to sow, to seed
(CDG 642)
Tigre
zärəˀ
- seed
(WTS 496)
Tigre
zarˀa
- to sow
(WTS 496)
Tigrinya
zärˀä
- to sow, to seed
(TED 1975)
Tigrinya
zarˀi
- seed
(TED 1975)
Amharic
zär
- seed
(AED 1622)
Amharic
zärra
- to sow, to seed
(AED 1622)
Argobba
zɛrrɛˀ
- säen (to sow)
(Wetter 2010: 88)
Harari
zär
- seed
(EDH 167)
Selti
zära
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Wolane
zärä
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Zway
zärā
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Chaha
zäna
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Ezha
zänna
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Endegen
zäᵗna
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Ennemor
zänˀa
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Gyeto
zänˀa
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Muher
zärra
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Masqan
zärra
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Gogot
zärra
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Soddo
zär
- seed
(EDG 713)
Soddo
zärra
- to sow, to seed
(EDG 713)
Mehri
zūra
- (plants) to grow
(ML 469)
Mehri
zarˀ
- tall grass
(ML 469)
Jibbali
zéraˁ
- (plants) to grow
(JL 320)