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*bVˁVr- - bull
(SED II No. 53; Kogan 2011: 205)
a more general meaning ‘livestock, cattle’ is also possible
Words
Akkadian
bīru
- bull, young cattle
(CAD B 266, AHw. 130)
Akkadian
būru
- young calf
(CAD B 340, AHw. 141)
Hebrew
bəˁīr
- livestock, cattle
(HALOT 142)
Ammonite
bˁr
- ox (beast of burden)
(DNWSI 185)
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
bəˁīr
- cattle
(DJPA 109)
Christian Palestinian Aramaic
bˁyr
- animal, beast
(DCPA 57)
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
bəˁīrā
- cattle
(DJBA 227)
Syriac
bəˁīrā
- brute animal, a beast of burden; a herd of cattle; a beast of burden, packhorse
(LSyr. 85, SL 173)
Mandaic
bira
- domestic cattle
(MD 62)
Arabic
baˁīr-
- camel
(BK 1 142, Lane 226)
Sabaic
bˁr
- cattle, head of cattle; camel
(SD 26)
Minaean
bˁr
- livestock, cattle
(LM 19)
Hadramitic
bˁr
- wirtschaftliche Nutztiere (commercial livestock)
(Sima 2000: 37)
Geez
bəˁər, bəˁərā, bəˁrāwi, bəˁrāy
- ox, bull, horned cattle
(CDG 84, LLA 530, Gr. 190)
Tigre
bəˁrāy
- ox, bull
(WTS 292)
Tigrinya
bəˁray, bäˁray
- ox, bull
(TED 1182)
Amharic
bäre
- ox, bull
(AED 874-875)
Also Old. Amh. bəˁray, Littmann 1943:489, bəˀare, Getatchew Haile 1969-1970:70.
Argobba
bɛˁara
- Stier (bull)
(Wetter 2010: 198, AAD 209)
Argobba
bara, bäˁara, baˀra
- ox, bull
(Leslau 1997:195, AAD 209)
Harari
bāra, baˀara
- ox, bull
(EDH 44, 39)
Also Ancient Har. baˁar, Cerulli 1936:411, baˁara, Wagner 1983:276.
Wolane
barä
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Zway
būrä
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Chaha
bora
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Ezha
bora
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Endegen
bawrä
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Ennemor
bawəra
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Gyeto
bawra
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Muher
bora
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Masqan
bora
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Gogot
bora
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Soddo
bora
- ox, bull
(EDG 150)
Mehri
hə-bɛ̄r
- camels
(ML 41)
Soqotri
bəˁér
- camel
(LS 91, CSOL I 510, CSOL II)