Murray, George W.: An English-Nubian comparative dictionary (London [u.a.]: H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1923)

birbici—bod

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birbici M.
s.
plant with whose juice pregnant women
anoint their heads, lest evil go out of
them into the child.
Cf. ham. Ga. birbirsa
juniper.
birg KD.
v.t.
bfrig; firg M., (cf. barg-il Dai.
(Munz.) poor, in want) desire, wish :
demand, esi-gi birig-sum he asked
for water.
nil. Gule bark, cf. sem.
Amh. fallaga.
biris K.
v.t.
in biris-bu or baris-bu be chipped, lack
a piece.
ham. Bed. filsi chip,
chipped tooth.
biri-t D.
s.
broom.
bir-kiye DM.
s.
potter.
birsi M.
adj.
bad, evil.—birsa-kir v.t. corrupt, render
bad.
Cf ar. birsi' malicious.
birsi M.
s.
burns D., bursu Kold. palm-mat.
EG. AR. burs.
birt KM.
v.t.
fart M. share, divide, distribute,
birta-d s. fragment.
ar. bart cut.
bis KDM.
v.t.
tear out, pluck out by the roots,
an tu aiga bis-in I have the colic.
ham. Kafa bis, Kham.
Qu. biz nil. Ku. bis.
bisi Dai.
v.t.
throw away.
nil. Barea bas.
bisir K.
s.
siber M. feather.—kare-nan bisir fin.
s. siber.
bitane Mid. advb.
after.
bitt D.
v.t.
gather, collect. In K. deti-bitt.
Cf. ham. Ba. fit bind up.
biybiya K.
s.
rumour, crying out.—biybiya-gi kad-bs
we-sum he cried out, saying—karsige-
ci-na biybiya rumours of wars.
s. bain.
bob D.
s.
child, youngster.
Cf. nil. Di. bub, bob
hatch.
b&cci KD.
s.
bekki D. outside, exterior,
bocci-giracfo&.out.—bocci-gedfrom afar.
—bocci-r postpos. outside.
ham. Bed. bakai, nil.
Di. bijli, Shi. wak.
bod Dai.
v.t.
strike, beat.—bude Dai. stick and bade
D. whip.
ham. Som. bud-ai beat,
bud stick Ba. but,

nil. Di. puot, Shi.
fwodo cent. Teda

bod K.

v.i. run, hasten, spring.—nobro bod-in
a-maj-in the shuttle runs and girdles.
—ten ahar-ki bod-irgi doressum
he ran after and caught him up.
•—bot-ti s. run, course, flight.—
bo-tar (for bod-tar) come running.—
bod-kir chase, drive fast.

but, Maba bud.
ham. A. E. pd, Copt.
uwt; Som. bod jump.

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