*gaw(w)iʾ- or *gʷay(y)aʾ-: 'body; corps; chest, belly; interior'
Root
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | *gaw(w)iʾ- or *gʷay(y)aʾ- |
| Meaning | 'body; corps; chest, belly; interior' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2608 |
Reflexes
| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ǧuʔǧuʔ- 'chest' [BK 1 244]; cf. ǧwy 'to have a chest illness' [ibid. 360] | BK 1 244; BK 360 | |
| Soqotri | gehe [LS 103]; NOGED gɛ́hɛʔ, et al. [SSL LS 1457] | LS 103; SSL LS 1457 | gloss withheld |
| Akkadian | (?) gattu MARI, SB, NB [CAD g 58], [AHw 283]. | CAD g 58; AHw 283 | gloss withheld |
| Mandaic Aramaic | giuta [DM 89] | DM 89 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | CHA EŽA ENN GYE MUH MSQ GOG gäg [LGur 267]; EŽA MUH MSQ GOG SOD gäggäbät, CHA GYE gäkäbät, ENN gäḵäbäd, END gäkkād; CHA EŽA MUH gämʷäǯä, GYE gäwäǯä, ENN gō̃ǯä [LGur 277]. | LGur 267; LGur 277 | gloss withheld |
| Modern Aramaic | MAL ɣauwa [Berg 29] TUR gāwo [R Ṭūrōyo 114] MLH *gayo: c. suff. gayi [J Mlah 174] NASS gʸävä [Tser 040] MMND gu, st. emph. guwwa [M MND 507] | Berg 29; J Mlah 174; Tser 040; M MND 507 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | gɛ́hɛʔ (ɛghét) [JJ 73] | JJ 73 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | gǝwiyyā (HALOT 183); gaw, gēw (HALOT 182) | HALOT 183; HALOT 182 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | gʷǝyya (guyya) [K 2032]; gat, gət (AED 1991 apud SEDonline 199) | K 2032; AED 1991; SEDonline 199 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | gēw, gaw, gawwā (constr. gō) [Ja 216]; gǝwiytā, giwyǝtā [Ja 221]; cf. gwyyh [DJPA 123a apud CAL] | Ja 216; Ja 221; DJPA 123a; CAL | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | gawā 'inner part of the body, belly, viscera' [Brock 107]; gǝwāyā 'intestines, viscera' [ibid.] | Brock 107 | |
| Geez | (?) gʷəyyā [LGz 208]; gəʕt [ibid. 175] | LGz 208; LGz 175 | gloss withheld |
| Biblical Aramaic | *gaw (HALOT 182) | HALOT 182 | gloss withheld |
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Updated 22 October 2026