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*maray-t- - earth, soil
(CDG 361; Kogan 2015: 462)
The Ethiopian lexemes may find a convincing parallel in Proto-Berber *ta-mur-t- ‘earth’ (Militarev 2004:307, 2010:64).
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Geez
maret
- earth, dust of the ground, dirt, clay, dung
(CDG 361)
Tigre
märet
- earth, soil
(WTS 114)
Tigrinya
märet
- earth, soil
(TED 368)
Amharic
märet
- earth, soil
(AED 184)