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["Bryant J. Williams III" <bjwvmw AT com-pair.net>]

Dear Ishinan,

Thank you for your contribution.

What source is your list from? Some one is going to ask so that the source can
be checked.

Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ishinan" <ishinan AT comcast.net>
To: "B-Hebrew" <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 8:37 PM
Subject: [b-hebrew] Proto-Semitic: *zaman- was Qohelet


I have been lurking for awhile, reading the endless exchange on the topic of
'Qohelet', when something caught my eye:  A reference to "Zaman" offered as
a Persian loan word.   FYI the term is a full fledged Semitic word and not a
loan word. I hope this rectification helps someone's argument, whatever that
might be.

Proto-Semitic: *zaman-
Meaning: 'time'
Hebrew: z?man
Biblical Aramaic: z?man
Syrian Aramaic: zabna
Mandaic Aramaic: zaman, zban
Classical Arabic: zaman-, zaman-
Ge?ez (Ethiopian): zaman
Tigre: zb n
Tigrai (Tigrin~n~a): zm n
Amharic: zm n
Gurage: zm n
Mehri: zemon, zubon
Soqotri: zem, zman

Best regards & I wish all a shanah tovah

Ishinan Ishibashi.




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