Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/ʕabar-

This Proto-Semitic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Semitic

Alternative reconstructions

• *ʕVbVr-, *ʕVbur-

Etymology

From Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴱⵔⵉⴷ (abrid, “road, path”).

Verb

*ʕabar-

1. to pass, to cross.

Descendants

• East Semitic:
  • Akkadian: ebēru, nēberu
  • Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎁𐎗 (ʿbr)
• West Semitic:
  • Central Semitic:
    • Northwest Semitic:
      • Canaanite:
        • Hebrew: עָבַר (avár, ʕɔḇar)