*hVy/w-: 'fall (upon)' 1, 'destruction, disaster' 2

Root

Field	Value
Reconstruction	*hVy/w-
Meaning	'fall (upon)' 1, 'destruction, disaster' 2
Basis	reconstruction SED; meaning SED, corrected
SED	SEDonline semet 468

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	hwy [-i-] (Lane 3046)	Lane 3046
Harsusi	hewō
Jibbali	hē
Hebrew	hāwā (HALOT 241); hawwâ 2 (HALOT 242)	HALOT 241; HALOT 242	gloss withheld
Tigrinya	hiw bälä (TED 38 apud SEDonline 343)	TED 38; SEDonline 343	gloss withheld
Mehri	həwū (ML 162 apud SEDonline 343)	ML 162; SEDonline 343	gloss withheld

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HALOT 242 sets Syriac hawtā 'pit, abyss' and Arabic al-hāwiyat 'abyss of hell' beside Hebrew hawwâ.

Updated 26 October 2026