"ɬam-" meaning in All languages combined

See ɬam- on Wiktionary

Numeral [Proto-Cushitic]

Etymology: From Proto-Afroasiatic *ɬam-. Compare Proto-North-Omotic *lam- (if not borrowed from Cushitic), and possibly Proto-Semitic *śamaʔl- (“left hand, second hand”). Etymology templates: {{inh|cus-pro|afa-pro|*ɬam-}} Proto-Afroasiatic *ɬam-, {{cog|sem-pro|*śamaʔl-|t=left hand, second hand}} Proto-Semitic *śamaʔl- (“left hand, second hand”) Head templates: {{head|cus-pro|numeral}} *ɬam-
  1. two Tags: reconstruction Derived forms (*asa-ɬam-ab): asaramaab (english: seven) Derived forms (*ɬam-ab): maloob (alt: With metathesis. Compare asaramaab, by surface analysis asa-ram-aab) (english: seven; 7) Derived forms (*ɬam-ay): lammaa, nammay [Afar], lammay [Afar] Derived forms (Proto-Agaw: *läŋätt-a/*laŋätt-a): leŋata (english: seven)
    Sense id: en-ɬam--cus-pro-num-P8TM~nRY Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Cushitic entries with incorrect language header
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Proto-Agaw: *läŋ-/*laŋ-a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "byn",
            "2": "ləŋa"
          },
          "expansion": "Blin: ləŋa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Blin: ləŋa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "awn",
            "2": "laŋa"
          },
          "expansion": "Awngi: laŋa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Awngi: laŋa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Cushitic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cus-hec-pro",
            "2": "*lam-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Highland East Cushitic: *lam-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Highland East Cushitic: *lam-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bji",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Burji: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Burji: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ktb",
            "2": "lamu",
            "3": "lámo"
          },
          "expansion": "Kambaata: lamu, lámo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kambaata: lamu, lámo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sid",
            "2": "lame"
          },
          "expansion": "Sidamo: lame",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sidamo: lame"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "drs",
            "2": "lame"
          },
          "expansion": "Gedeo: lame",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gedeo: lame"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hdy",
            "2": "lamo"
          },
          "expansion": "Hadiyya: lamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hadiyya: lamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Oromoid:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "om",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Oromo: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Oromo: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kxc",
            "2": "lakki"
          },
          "expansion": "Khonso: lakki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Khonso: lakki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dox",
            "2": "taammu"
          },
          "expansion": "Bussa: taammu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bussa: taammu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Omo-Tana:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "so",
            "2": "laba",
            "3": "labo"
          },
          "expansion": "Somali: laba, labo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Somali: laba, labo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jii",
            "2": "lami",
            "3": "lamma"
          },
          "expansion": "Jiiddu: lami, lamma",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jiiddu: lami, lamma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rel",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Rendille: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Rendille: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bsw",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Baiso: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Baiso: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arv",
            "2": "laamá"
          },
          "expansion": "Arbore: laamá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Arbore: laamá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsh",
            "2": "naama"
          },
          "expansion": "Daasanach: naama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Daasanach: naama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cus-sou-pro",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-South Cushitic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-South Cushitic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aas",
            "2": "hlam",
            "tr": "/ɬam/"
          },
          "expansion": "Aasax: hlam (/ɬam/)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aasax: hlam (/ɬam/)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Rift:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "irk",
            "2": "tám",
            "t": "three"
          },
          "expansion": "Iraqw: tám (“three”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Iraqw: tám (“three”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bds",
            "2": "tam",
            "t": "three"
          },
          "expansion": "Burunge: tam (“three”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Burunge: tam (“three”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cus-pro",
        "2": "afa-pro",
        "3": "*ɬam-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *ɬam-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*śamaʔl-",
        "t": "left hand, second hand"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *śamaʔl- (“left hand, second hand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Afroasiatic *ɬam-. Compare Proto-North-Omotic *lam- (if not borrowed from Cushitic), and possibly Proto-Semitic *śamaʔl- (“left hand, second hand”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cus-pro",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "*ɬam-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Cushitic",
  "lang_code": "cus-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ɬam-",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Cushitic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "alt": "With metathesis. Compare asaramaab, by surface analysis asa-ram-aab",
          "english": "seven; 7",
          "sense": "*ɬam-ab",
          "word": "maloob"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven",
          "sense": "*asa-ɬam-ab",
          "word": "asaramaab"
        },
        {
          "english": "seven",
          "sense": "Proto-Agaw: *läŋätt-a/*laŋätt-a",
          "word": "leŋata"
        },
        {
          "sense": "*ɬam-ay",
          "word": "lammaa"
        },
        {
          "sense": "*ɬam-ay",
          "tags": [
            "Afar"
          ],
          "word": "nammay"
        },
        {
          "sense": "*ɬam-ay",
          "tags": [
            "Afar"
          ],
          "word": "lammay"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "two"
      ],
      "id": "en-ɬam--cus-pro-num-P8TM~nRY",
      "links": [
        [
          "two",
          "two"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ɬam-"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "alt": "With metathesis. Compare asaramaab, by surface analysis asa-ram-aab",
      "english": "seven; 7",
      "sense": "*ɬam-ab",
      "word": "maloob"
    },
    {
      "english": "seven",
      "sense": "*asa-ɬam-ab",
      "word": "asaramaab"
    },
    {
      "english": "seven",
      "sense": "Proto-Agaw: *läŋätt-a/*laŋätt-a",
      "word": "leŋata"
    },
    {
      "sense": "*ɬam-ay",
      "word": "lammaa"
    },
    {
      "sense": "*ɬam-ay",
      "tags": [
        "Afar"
      ],
      "word": "nammay"
    },
    {
      "sense": "*ɬam-ay",
      "tags": [
        "Afar"
      ],
      "word": "lammay"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Proto-Agaw: *läŋ-/*laŋ-a"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "byn",
            "2": "ləŋa"
          },
          "expansion": "Blin: ləŋa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Blin: ləŋa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "awn",
            "2": "laŋa"
          },
          "expansion": "Awngi: laŋa",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Awngi: laŋa"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Cushitic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cus-hec-pro",
            "2": "*lam-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-Highland East Cushitic: *lam-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-Highland East Cushitic: *lam-"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bji",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Burji: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Burji: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ktb",
            "2": "lamu",
            "3": "lámo"
          },
          "expansion": "Kambaata: lamu, lámo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kambaata: lamu, lámo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sid",
            "2": "lame"
          },
          "expansion": "Sidamo: lame",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sidamo: lame"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "drs",
            "2": "lame"
          },
          "expansion": "Gedeo: lame",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gedeo: lame"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hdy",
            "2": "lamo"
          },
          "expansion": "Hadiyya: lamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hadiyya: lamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Oromoid:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "om",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Oromo: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Oromo: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kxc",
            "2": "lakki"
          },
          "expansion": "Khonso: lakki",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Khonso: lakki"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dox",
            "2": "taammu"
          },
          "expansion": "Bussa: taammu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bussa: taammu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Omo-Tana:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "so",
            "2": "laba",
            "3": "labo"
          },
          "expansion": "Somali: laba, labo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Somali: laba, labo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "jii",
            "2": "lami",
            "3": "lamma"
          },
          "expansion": "Jiiddu: lami, lamma",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Jiiddu: lami, lamma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rel",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Rendille: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Rendille: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bsw",
            "2": "lama"
          },
          "expansion": "Baiso: lama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Baiso: lama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "arv",
            "2": "laamá"
          },
          "expansion": "Arbore: laamá",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Arbore: laamá"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dsh",
            "2": "naama"
          },
          "expansion": "Daasanach: naama",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Daasanach: naama"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cus-sou-pro",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-South Cushitic:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-South Cushitic:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "aas",
            "2": "hlam",
            "tr": "/ɬam/"
          },
          "expansion": "Aasax: hlam (/ɬam/)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aasax: hlam (/ɬam/)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Rift:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "irk",
            "2": "tám",
            "t": "three"
          },
          "expansion": "Iraqw: tám (“three”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Iraqw: tám (“three”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bds",
            "2": "tam",
            "t": "three"
          },
          "expansion": "Burunge: tam (“three”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Burunge: tam (“three”)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cus-pro",
        "2": "afa-pro",
        "3": "*ɬam-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *ɬam-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*śamaʔl-",
        "t": "left hand, second hand"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *śamaʔl- (“left hand, second hand”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Afroasiatic *ɬam-. Compare Proto-North-Omotic *lam- (if not borrowed from Cushitic), and possibly Proto-Semitic *śamaʔl- (“left hand, second hand”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cus-pro",
        "2": "numeral"
      },
      "expansion": "*ɬam-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Cushitic",
  "lang_code": "cus-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Cushitic/ɬam-",
  "pos": "num",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Cushitic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Cushitic lemmas",
        "Proto-Cushitic numerals",
        "Proto-Cushitic terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Proto-Cushitic terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "two"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "two",
          "two"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ɬam-"
}

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