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Egyptian etymology :

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Old Egyptian: gby (n)
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be weak'
Notes: Late Eg loss of the laryngeal (substituted by -y) ?
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,

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Afroasiatic etymology :

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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *gabVḥ-
Meaning: be weak
Semitic: *gVbVḥ- 'be weak' 1, 'soften' 2
Egyptian: gby (n) 'be weak'
Central Chadic: *gaḅ- 'sickness'
Low East Cushitic: *ga-gab- 'be exhausted'
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-egy,afaset-cch,afaset-lec,

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Semitic etymology :

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Number: 1611
Proto-Semitic: *gVbVḥ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be weak' 1, 'soften' 2
Syrian Aramaic: gāwiḥ 1 ??
Tigre: gäbḥä 2
Tigrai (Tigriñña): gäbḥe 2
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-syr,semet-tgr,semet-tgy,

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Central Chadic etymology :

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Proto-CChadic: *gaḅ-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'sickness'
Lame: gáḅá [Kr N 253]
Peve: gaḅ [Kr]
Mesme: gab [Kr]
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-lam,cchet-lpe,cchet-msm,

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Low East Cushitic etymology :

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Proto-Low East Cushitic: *ga-gab-
Afroasiatic etymology: Afroasiatic etymology
Meaning: 'be exhausted'
Oromo (Galla): gaggaba
Notes: Partial reduplication
lecet-prnum,lecet-meaning,lecet-oro,lecet-notes,

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