Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/ʿ*ʕVwVy-: 'cry' Root FieldValueReconstruction*ʕVwVy-Meaning'cry'BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 1639 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicʕwyJibbaliʕwyGeezʿawyawa (LGz. 79)LGz. 79gloss withheldAmharicaw alä, awwäwä (LGz. 49); u-u alä (LGz. 79)LGz. 49; LGz. 79gloss withheldMehriaww (LGz. 79)LGz. 79Aramaicʿăwē (LGz. 79)LGz. 79gloss withheldSyrian Aramaicʿəwā (LGz. 79)LGz. 79Tigrinyaʿaway bälä, ʿaw bälä, waʿ bälä (LGz. 79)LGz. 79gloss withheldTigrewäwʿa, wäʿa (LGz. 79)LGz. 79gloss withheldGafatyäyä (LGz. 79)LGz. 79gloss withheldHarariaw bāya (LGz. 79)LGz. 79Gurageu balä (LGz. 79)LGz. 79 A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageʿ