ʾay ~ ʾī: 'not'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Soqotri	ʔē (before subjunctive)
Akkadian	ay, ē (prohib.)
Tigre	ʔay...n		gloss withheld
Ugaritic	iy
Geez	ʔi		gloss withheld
Phoenician	ʔy (Krahmalkov 45); ʾbl (Krahmalkov 28)	Krahmalkov 45; Krahmalkov 28	gloss withheld
Punic	by, ʾybl (T 13); ʾbl (Krahmalkov 28)	T 13; Krahmalkov 28	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ʔī (before nouns?)
Tigrinya	ʔi		gloss withheld
Amharic	yä- in yälläm (LGz. 1)	LGz. 1	gloss withheld
Gurage	e- in e-š (LGz. 1)	LGz. 1	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026