*ġVwVy-: 'err'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ġawiy 'erred'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġwy
Geez	ʿayaya 'err'	Anderson–Moser 2024 root ġwy
Aramaic	ʾaʿawē (LGz. 80)	LGz. 80	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ʿwh (HALOT 796)	HALOT 796
Biblical Aramaic	*ʿăwāyā (HALOT BArm. s.v. עֲוָיָה)	HALOT BArm. s.v. עֲוָיָה	gloss withheld

A form keeps its source's gloss only when the source is public domain or openly licensed.

LGz. 80 sets Arabic ġawā 'err' beside ʿawā 'bend, twist'. Aramaic ʿăwē 'curve' is 3770 *ʕwy 'to bend, twist'.

Updated 22 October 2026