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Reconstruction:Proto-Semitic/namir-

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Afroasiatic *mariy- (wild cat, lion, leopard). Cognate with Egyptian mꜣj (lion) and mjw (cat), Alagwa mariy-amo (wild cat), Pévé merian (wild cat, serval), Ngete mēr (serval).

Noun

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*namir- m

  1. leopard

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • East Semitic:
    • Akkadian: 𒊊𒌉 (nimrum)
    • Eblaite: 𒈾𒈨𒈝 (na-me-lum)
  • West Semitic: