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

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men—mettar

men M. v.i. be.—intensive form, men-j, men-c stay,
rest.—kutta-menj arise.—uba-menj
stoop. With a preceding verb in -ed, it
conveys the idea of continuous employment.
■—kamburka usir-eda-menj be a
drummer.
me-n M. s. goat, ‘ that which bleats

mer KDM. v.t. merr cut, sever: sharpen a pen: circum-
cise : wound, harm : pluck, gather
flowers, cut branches.—dawi-ga mer
M. commit highway robbery.—ajin-gi
KD., nawak-ka M., mer flay. —mer-
ar-kane circumcision.

mere D.
s. mer-e M. pond, pool.
mer-el D.
adj. sour (of milk).
merg KDM.
v.t. gird oneself, clothe oneself.
merg-ir s. girdle.
mergan K.
s. Nile barbel. Barbus bynni.
meri M.
adj. new.
merisa K.
s. merisa, mers-e: mersa DM. wine,
date-wine: dura-beer.
merisi K.
adj. southern.—in turug merisi south wind,
contrary wind.

mesa-r M. s. kid.

mesel KD. s. metel M. likeness, similarity,
m-esk KDM. v.i. be unable.—mesk-il, meski-bul KD.,

messeyi M.
methul KD.
meting KDM.
mettar K.

meska-fi M. weak, powerless.
s. green edible bird.
s. fool.—methul-kane folly.
s. meteluk mantle, cloak.
s. well of a water-wheel,

ham. A.E. mn, Copt,
jutovn, nil. Di. mal.

s. me and cf. ham. Tabi
mien, Ba. mee-tyo,
nil. Gule me.
ham. Ga. mura; Nan.
murmur cut up meat.

ham. A.E. mr, cf. sem.
Ti. mara-t.
ar. murr and cf. ham.
Ba. gwor-an curdle.
ar. margan sole.
s. mir.
ham. Bed. merisa, sun.
ar. merisa-t.
eg. ar. marisy from
Meris name of the
old Nubian Christian
kingdom.
ar. mi’za.
ar. mathal.
m- negative prefix + esk.
s. abseya.
ar. mathwul.
ar. mislah.
s. mitar.