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Arabic
ǯummat- - toupet (toupee)
(BK 1 322)
Another meaning of the same word ‘chevelure abondante et qui retombe sur les épaules’ may be influenced by the semantics of the apparently homonymous verbal root ǯmm ‘être riche, abondant [BK 1 321]
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PS
*ga/umm(-at-)-
- (long) hair, mane
(SED I No. 81)