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Proto-MSA
*gāḥiy- - plain, valley
(Kogan 2015: 554)
The origin is unknown. Of some interest may be Tna.
guḥo
‘cave, crevice or hollow in a mountainside’. For ǯaḥi ‘soľ in Dathina v. GD 266 (due to MSA influence?)
Words
Mehri
gēḥi
- flat desert, desert plain
(ML 118)
Jibbali
góḥi
- flat desert plain
(JL 74)
Soqotri
gáḥi
- wadi
(
LS
107;
CSOL I
543;
CSOL II
463;
Naumkin et al. 2015a
:68)