# \*ɣyg: 'to give birth (animals)'

> Proto-Semitic *ɣyg, 'to give birth (animals)': reflexes in 3 language(s).

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## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ɣyg |
| Meaning | 'to give birth (animals)' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline 1670 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mehri | həɣyōg (ML 146 apud SEDonline 1670) | ML 146; SEDonline 1670 | gloss withheld |
| Jibbali | aɣyég (ML 91 apud SEDonline 1670) | ML 91; SEDonline 1670 | gloss withheld |
| Soqotri | (3 sg. f.) ˁíggoʰ (LS 306-307; CSOL I 505; CSOL II 421; Bulakh et al. 2020:281, 285 apud SEDonline 1670); ˁáyog (SLOnline 26320); ˁayg (SLOnline 26319) | LS 306-307; SEDonline 1670; SLOnline 26320; SLOnline 26319 | gloss withheld |

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## Notes

Proto-MSA \*ɣyg 'to give birth (animals)' (SEDonline 1670); cf. \*ɣayg- 'man'.

## Linked from

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

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