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Oh sorry, i thought it was also in Hebrew but it looks like it is not. I would expect the same root to show up in other Semitic languages, but at least in Arabi
by pinkmuffinere 9mo ago
Oh sorry, i thought it was also in Hebrew but it looks like it is not. I would expect the same root to show up in other Semitic languages, but at least in Arabic it’s
ط ي ر
- afdbcreid 9mo agoChatGPT claims that the same or similar root does exist in the meaning "bird" or "to fly" in a lot of other Semitic languages. Interestingly, it also claims that there is some correspondence in Hebrew, in the noun תור (tor) that represents a specific kind of bird (turtledove).
- einpoklum 9mo agoIndeed, in Hebrew, תור (تور, Tor) is the word for turtle-dove.