Reconstruction:Proto-West Semitic/ʕayr-

This Proto-West Semitic entry contains reconstructed words 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 (ʿayr, “wild ass, onager”)
- Northwest Semitic:
  - Canaanite:
    - Hebrew: עַיִר‎ (ʿayr, “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”)[1]

References

“ḫāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 6, Ḫ, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 118

[CAD-1] “ḫāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 6, Ḫ, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 118