jilib

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Somali[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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-). Also possibly related to Proto-Semitic *rigl- (“leg, foot”).

Noun[edit]

jilib ?

  1. knee

References[edit]

  • “jilib” In: Abdullah Umar Mansur (1985) Qaamuska Afsoomaliga.
  1. ^ Salim Alio Ibro (1998) English-Jiddu-Somali Mini-Dictionary, Victoria, Australia: La Trobe University Language Center, →ISBN
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