*ʕwy: 'to bend, twist; bending, curvature'

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*ʕwy
Meaning	'to bend, twist; bending, curvature'
Basis	project

Reflexes

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Geez	ʿāw (LGz. 77)	LGz. 77	gloss withheld
Arabic	ʿawā 'he bent a thing; … and likewise a bow'; 'he twisted hair, and a rope' (Lane 2185)	Lane 2185
Aramaic	ʿăwē (LGz. 80)	LGz. 80	gloss withheld

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Notes

LGz. 77 compares Arabic ʿawā (ʿwy) 'bend'. Lane 2185 sets ʿawā 'he bent' apart from ʿawā 'he howled' (1542). HALOT 796 weighs Arabic ʿawā 'to bend' against ġwy 'to err' for Hebrew ʿwh nif. 'to be bent', pi. 'to twist'. Not 1542 *ʕVwVy- 'cry', K0477 *ġVwVy- 'err'.

Updated 28 October 2026

*ʕwy: 'to bend, twist; bending, curvature'

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