*gwʕ: 'to be hungry; hunger' 1, 'to pass away, perish' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*gwʕ
Meaning	'to be hungry; hunger' 1, 'to pass away, perish' 2
Basis	project

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Mehri	gūya 1; agǝwɛ́ʾ 1 (Rubin 2018 244, 278)	Rubin 2018 244, 278	gloss withheld
Arabic	ǧāʿa 'he was, became, hungry' 1 (Lane 487); ǧūʿ 'hunger, emptiness of the belly' 1 (Lane 487)	Lane 487
Pre-Islamic North Arabian	Safaitic gyʿ 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 74); gʿ 1 (Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70)	Al-Jallad–Jaworska 74; Al-Jallad–Jaworska 70	gloss withheld
Epigraphic South Arabian	Sab gwʿ 1 (SD 51); gwʿm 1 (Biella 68)	SD 51; Biella 68	gloss withheld
Hebrew	גָּוַע 2 (HALOT 184)	HALOT 184	gloss withheld

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Updated 4 November 2026