Talk:List of Proto-Semitic roots
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Dam has cognates in other Afro-Asiatic languages. Shouldn't it therefore be listed as a Semitic root? -phma 02:31, 23 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Good point! - Mustafaa 10:55, 24 Jul 2004 (UTC)
Page title
Hi, there's been a request to move this article to Proto-Semitic, but I'm a little wary of doing so without consulting with the other editors of the article. It seems to me, looking at the current contents, history etc that i) had you felt that title was more appropriate, you would have done it before yourselves, and ii) this material is all a bit specialized to be part of an article on Proto-Semitic, especially one suitable for general readers (which is what an encyclopaedia is supposed to be), and that perhaps it's best left where it is, and merely referenced from the P-S article. Is that a correct analysis?
If in fact you all would rather have this at P-S, the admins will be happy to make this happen for you - but if so, please do not do it via a "cut-and-paste" move; rather, please post a request at WP:RM and an admin will do it in a way which keeps the history (which we need to keep for Wikipedia:copyright reasons) intact. Noel (talk) 14:57, 30 Jan 2005 (UTC)
Proto-West-Semitic Roots
Is there something wrong with the 'bee' example?
Arabic also has 'dabbur', but it currently means wasp, while bee in modern usage is 'naḥla'. --Alif 10:25, 19 Mar 2005 (UTC)
Semetic Wine!
Someone added a proposed root for Wine, but it look very suspecious to me, and the Arabic equivelant he lists is unheard of! --Alif 16:34, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Not totally unheard, but extremely rare, and refers to a type of grape:
- الوَيْنُ العَيْب؛ عن كراع، وقد حكى ابن الأَعرابي أَنه العنب الأَسود، فهو على قول كراع عرض، وعلى قول ابن الأَعرابي جوهر.
والوانةُ: المرأَة القصيرة، وكذلك الرجل، وأَلفه ياء لوجود الوَيْنِ وعدم الوَوْن. قال ابن بري: الوَيْن العِنب الأَبيض؛ عن ثعلب عن ابن الأَعرابي؛ وأَنشد: كأَنَّه الوَيْنُ إذا يُجْنَى الوَيْن وقال ابن خالويه: الْوَيْنَةُ الزبيب الأَسود، وقال في موضع آخر:الْوَيْنُ العِنب الأَسود، والطاهر والطهار العنَب الرَّازِقِيّ. وهو الأَبيض، وكذلك المُلاَّحِيُّ، والله أَعل
(Lisan al-Arab). - Mustafaa 19:27, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
I stand corrected, and astonished! I still have to look it up, though<s>. I looked it up, and here's a proof (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=wine&searchmode=term) in English for the sceptic. --Alif 19:18, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)