jilib
Somali
Etymology
From Proto-Cushitic *gʷilb-/*gulb-. Cognates include Afar gulub, Oromo jilba, Jiiddu jolow[1], Qimant gə́rə́b, Blin gərb, Beja gulub, Saho gūmba, Xamtanga gərbə, Iraqw gurungura and Sidamo guluphpho, Hadiyya gurubbo. furthermore Amharic ጉልበት (gulbät).
Possibly related to Proto-Semitic *birk- (“knee”) which undergoes strong metathesis (*birk- > *kirb- > *gilb-).
Noun
jilib ?
- knee
References
- “jilib” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
- Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN