# \*ʕVwVy-: 'cry'

> Proto-Semitic *ʕVwVy-, 'cry': reflexes in 12 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʕVwVy- |
| Meaning | 'cry' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 1639 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʕwy |  |  |
| Jibbali | ʕwy |  |  |
| Geez | ʿawyawa (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | aw alä, awwäwä (LGz. 49); u-u alä (LGz. 79) | LGz. 49; LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Mehri | aww (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 |  |
| Aramaic | ʿăwē (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | ʿəwā (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 |  |
| Tigrinya | ʿaway bälä, ʿaw bälä, waʿ bälä (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | wäwʿa, wäʿa (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Gafat | yäyä (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | aw bāya (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 |  |
| Gurage | u balä (LGz. 79) | LGz. 79 |  |

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

## Linked from

- [ʿ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ayin/index.md>)

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Cite as: di Mino, Tom. 2026. Linear A Lexicon. Plasma AI. https://linear-a.ai/. Data: kaphtor, commit add28e94.