Wiki/Kaphtor Semitic Roots/D*dwy/ʾ (-a-) 1, *diʾ- 2: 'to be ill, sick' 1, 'grave disease' 2 Root FieldValueReconstruction*dwy/ʾ (-a-) 1, *diʾ- 2Meaning'to be ill, sick' 1, 'grave disease' 2BasisSEDSEDSEDonline semet 914 Reflexes LanguageFormSourcesNoteArabicdwy (a) 'be sick' [BK 1 755]; dwʔ do. [ibid. 746], dawāʔ- 'remedy, medicine', daw-an, dāʔ- 'illness'BK 1 755; BK 746Akkadiandiʔu OB on [CAD d 165], [AHw 174]; dāwûm OB [AHw 166].CAD d 165; AHw 174; AHw 166gloss withheldMandaic AramaicDWA [DM 103]DM 103gloss withheldModern Aramaic(?) HRT dywn [JHert 209]gloss withheldUgariticdwy [DULAT 281]; dw [ibid.], mdw [Aist 76]DULAT 281; Aist 76gloss withheldGeezdawaya, dawya [LGz 145]LGz 145gloss withheldHebrewdāwā (HALOT 216); dāwǟ (HALOT 216)HALOT 216gloss withheldAmharicdäwwäyä [K 1822].K 1822gloss withheldJudaic Aramaicdǝwā 'to mourn', (itpe) 'to feel pain, groan' [Ja 284]Ja 284Syrian Aramaicdǝwī, dǝwā 'was weak, wretched' [Brock 143]Brock 143Tigrinyadäwäya 'to become ill' [Bass 792]Bass 792Pre-Islamic North ArabianSafaitic dwy (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 65)Al-Jallad–Jaworska 65gloss withheld A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.Updated 22 October 2026Linked from 1 pageD