# \*ġVwVy-: 'err'

> Proto-Semitic *ġVwVy-, 'err': reflexes in 5 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>) › [ġ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/ghayn/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ġVwVy- |
| Meaning | 'err' |
| Basis | project |

## Reflexes

| 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.

## Notes

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

## Linked from

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

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