# \*gawp-: '(dead) body; chest, belly'

> Proto-Semitic *gawp-, '(dead) body; chest, belly': reflexes in 9 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*gawp- |
| Meaning | '(dead) body; chest, belly' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 127 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧawf- 'belly' (also 'hollow, cavity; interior') \[BK 1 357\]; cf. ǧyf 'to give off a foul odor (said of a corpse)', ǧīf-at- 'corpse, carrion, especially in putrefaction' \[BK 1 362\] | BK 1 357; BK 1 362 |  |
| Mehri | gawf \[JM 127\]; mǝgǝfūt \[JM 115\] | JM 127; JM 115 | gloss withheld |
| Tigre | gof \[LH 594\] | LH 594 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | mgɔffɔ́t \[JJ 72\] | JJ 72 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gūpā (HALOT 184). | HALOT 184 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gūpā \[Ja 225\]; gwp \[DJPA 124a apud CAL\] | Ja 225; DJPA 124a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Aramaic | HTR gwp \[HJ 231\] | HJ 231 | gloss withheld |
| Modern South Arabian | gəwf, gəwəft (OLA80 §31.30) | OLA80 §31.30 | gloss withheld |
| Harsusi | gawf; megefōt (SED I 95) | SED I 95 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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