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Geez
ˀafar - soil
(CDG 10)
most likely ab Amharism, cf. LLA 808
Reconstruction
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*ˁapar-
- soil; soft surface of the earth used for cultivation and as a building material (soil, dust)
(Fronzaroli 1968: 270, 287; HALOT 861, Kogan 2011: 189; Kogan 2015: 530)