אֲגַם

agam

pond, pool, marsh, standing water

from an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds; pond, pool, standing (water).

אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Bangi)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Bangi meaningside
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | riverine semantic retention
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Civili)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Civili meaningshore, river edge
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | Gabon coastal Bantu
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Comorian)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Comorian meaningside, direction
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | likely inherited from Proto-Sabaki stage
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Kaonde)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Kaonde meaningside, edge
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | closely related to Lunda/Luba reflexes
אֲגַם ↔ ngâmbu (Kikongo)
Hebrew meaningfrom an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds; pond, pool, standing (water).
Kikongo meaningside (of river), shore, bank
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | final vowel -u variant
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Kiluba)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Kiluba meaningside, margin
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | Central Bantu reflex
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Kimbundu)
Hebrew meaningfrom an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds; pond, pool, standing (water).
Kimbundu meaningbank, shore, side
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | Western Bantu
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Kituba (Kikongo creole))
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Kituba (Kikongo creole) meaningside, bank
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | Kikongo-based creole
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Kiyombe)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Kiyombe meaningside, edge
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | final vowel -u variant
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Laadi)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Laadi meaningside, direction
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | Kikongo dialect (Laadi)
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Lingala)
Hebrew meaningfrom an unused root (meaning to collect as water); a marsh; hence a rush (as growing in swamps); hence a stockade of reeds; pond, pool, standing (water).
Lingala meaningshore, side of river
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | Congo basin
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Luba-Kasai)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Luba-Kasai meaningbank, edge, side
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | final vowel -u variant
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Luba-Katanga)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Luba-Katanga meaningside, bank, edge
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | Central Bantu form
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Lunda)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Lunda meaningedge, boundary
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | border semantic development
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Mijikenda)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Mijikenda meaningside, region
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | coastal Bantu semantic extension
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Mongo)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Mongo meaningside, direction
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | semantic extension to abstract direction
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Ngombe)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Ngombe meaningside
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | closely related to Lingala/Mongo forms
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Nyakyusa)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Nyakyusa meaningside
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | southern highlands reflex
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Sakata)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Sakata meaningedge, border
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | final vowel -u variant
אֲגַם ↔ ngambo (Swahili)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Swahili meaningthe other side; opposite bank; across
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambo | very common in coastal Swahili
אֲגַם ↔ ngambu (Tshiluba)
Hebrew meaningpond, pool, marsh, standing water
Tshiluba meaningborder, edge
Semantic domainnature
NotesClass 9 prefix n- + root -gambu | semantic shift edge to boundary
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