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*ˀī/*ˀay - no, not
(HALOT 38; CDG 1; Kogan 2015: 281)
Words
Akkadian
ay, ē, i, ya
- not, no (prohibitive and negative particle)
(CAD A₁ 218)
Ugaritic
ˀi
- where?
(DUL 1)
Phoenician
ˀy
- no, not
(Friedrich–Röllig 1999:225‒226, Pat–El 2013)
Hebrew
ˀī
- not; where?
(HALOT 38)
Geez
ˀi
- not (negative particle prefixed to the verb)
(CDG 1)
Tigre
ˀi, ˀay
- not
(CDG 1)
Amharic
ˀi, i
- not (negative prefix)
(CDG 1)
from Gez
Amharic
yä
- not
(CDG 1)
in yälläm = there is not (
allä
- there is)