*ʕayr-: '(male) donkey'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *ʕayr- |
| Meaning | '(male) donkey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1977 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕayr- 'common domestic donkey; onager, wild ass', ʕayrat- 'she-donkey and female onager', ʕuyayr, ʕiyayr- 'donkey foal, foal of a donkey or an onager' [BK 2 419], [LA IV 620ff.], [Lane 2208] (see [Hommel 127- 132]). | BK 2 419; LA IV 620ff; Lane 2208; Hommel 127- 132 | |
| Mehri | ḥayr [JM 198], ḥīrīt [ibid.]. | JM 198 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | ḥayr [JH 65], ḥayrēt [ibid.]. | JH 65 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | ʕayro, fig. [LH 480]. | LH 480 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | ʕr [DULAT 175] | DULAT 175 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | (Kathīri) aḥyɛ́r [JH 65]. | JH 65 | |
| Hebrew | ʕayir (HALOT 822), pB. ʕayir [Ja. 1720], ʕīr [ibid.] | HALOT 822; Ja. 1720 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | *ʕayir [Ja. 1075], [Levy WTM III 643]. // Sam. ʕyr [Tal 634]. | Ja. 1075; Levy WTM III 643; Tal 634 | gloss withheld |
| Pre-Islamic North Arabian | Safaitic ʿr (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54); ʿyr; Taymanitic ʿyr (Al-Jallad 2026, 23) | Al-Jallad–Jaworska 54; Al-Jallad 2026 23 | gloss withheld |
| Amorite | ḫâru, /ʿayra/im/ (Streck 2011, 367); ḫāru: ḫa-a-ru (ARM 26/2, 404: 33) (Streck 2000, 94); ʿayar: a-ia-ri-im (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 99) | Streck 2011, 367; Streck 2000 94; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 99 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026