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Tigre
ˀasfar (pl.) - eyelash
(WTS 201)
Probably an Arabism.
Reconstruction
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*ŝVp(V)r-
- eyelash; (tuft of) hair
(SED I No. 266)
Though widely represented, not quite reliable because of considerable difference of meaning in individual languages and phonetic irregularities in Hbr. and Akk.