# \*namir-: 'leopard'

> Proto-Semitic *namir-, 'leopard': reflexes in 17 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*namir- |
| Meaning | 'leopard' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2482 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | nimr- 'panther', namir-, fem. namirat-, nāmirat- 'leopard, panther' \[BK 2 1346-7\], \[Fr. IV 337\], \[Lane 2853\], \[LA V 234\]. | BK 2 1346-7; Fr. IV 337; Lane 2853; LA V 234 |  |
| Akkadian | nimru (nammar) OAkk. on \[CAD n2 234\], \[AHw. 790\] | CAD n2 234; AHw. 790 | gloss withheld |
| Eblaitic | na-me-lum | MEE 4 005; MEE 4 0503; Sanmartín GlOS 2, 96; MEE 4 96 ii 1, 116 i 5; Civil 2017, 126 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | namar (nimar, namr) \[DM 283\], nimria (pl.) \[ibid. 298\]. | DM 283; DM 298 | gloss withheld |
| Geez | namr \[LGz. 398\]. | LGz. 398 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Sel. näwǝr, Wol. näwr \[LGur. 465\]. | LGur. 465 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | nǝmar 'panther' (BDB 1103) | BDB 1103 |  |
| Hebrew | nāmēr (HALOT 701), pB. \[Ja. 914\] | HALOT 701; Ja. 914 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | näbǝr \[K 1035\], näbrart, näbärart \[ibid. 1036\], nämr \[ibid. 1018\]. | K 1035; K 1036; K 1018 | gloss withheld |
| Epigraphic South Arabian | Sab. nmr \[SD 97; Sabaweb lemma 2395\]. Hdr. nmr \[Pirenne 93\] | SD 97; Sabaweb lemma 2395; Pirenne 93 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | nǝmar (nimrā) \[Ja. 914\], \[Levy WTM III 401\], \[Levy WT II 112\], nmr (nymrh) \[DJPA 352a apud CAL\]. | Ja. 914; Levy WTM III 401; Levy WT II 112; DJPA 352a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | nemrā 'leopard' \[Brock. 431\], \[PS 2386\]. | Brock. 431; PS 2386 |  |
| Aramaic | D.-Alla nmr \[HJ 733\] | HJ 733 | gloss withheld |
| Tigrinya | näbri \[Bass. 447\] (in \[LGz.\], also nämri). | Bass. 447; LGz. | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. nimrâ, JNA nümra, Tlk. numra, Ass. nimra, Tur. nimro, namro (SED II 217) | SED II 217 | gloss withheld |
| Argobba | näbər, näwər (Leslau 1997:214, 215, AAD 242 apud SEDonline 619) | Leslau 1997:214, 215, AAD 242; SEDonline 619 | gloss withheld |
| Phoenician | nmr (B 361) | B 361 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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