# \*gaw(w)iʾ- or \*gʷay(y)aʾ-: 'body; corps; chest, belly; interior'

> Proto-Semitic *gaw(w)iʾ- or *gʷay(y)aʾ-, 'body; corps; chest, belly; interior': reflexes in 13 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>) › [G](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/g/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## 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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## Linked from

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