Proto-MSA

*ˀī̆b- - father (Kogan 2015: 547)

Mehri
ḥáyb - father (ML 2)
Jibbali
ˀiy - father (JL 1)
Soqotri
íˀif-/if- - father (LS 68; CSOL II 380 )

In the speech of our language consultants, the form is deeply obsolete and rarely used.