# \*ʕayr-: '(male) donkey'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕayr-, '(male) donkey': reflexes in 10 language(s).

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## 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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## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>)

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