Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/ʕayr-

This Proto-West 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-West Semitic

Noun

*ʕayr- m

1. ass, donkey

Descendants

• Central Semitic:
  • Arabic: عَيْر (ʕayr, “wild ass, onager”)
  • Northwest Semitic:
    • Canaanite:
      • Hebrew: עַיִר ('áyir, ʿayir, “donkey foal”)
    • Ugaritic: 𐎓𐎗 (ʿr, “ass”)
• Modern South Arabian:
  • Harsusi: ḥayr (“donkey”)
  • Mehri: ḥayr (“male donkey”)
  • Shehri: aḥyɛ́r
• → Akkadian: 𒀲𒄩𒀀𒊏𒄠 (ḫa-a-ra-am /⁠ḫārum⁠/, “male ass, foal”), 𒀲𒀀𒅀𒊏𒄠 (a-ia-ra-am /⁠ajarum, ayarum⁠/, “donkey”)