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Soqotri Lexicon
قَاهِب
ḳáhib (yeḳahíbin/ľiḳáhɛb)
basic morphological information
v. (II)
to say good evening, to inquire about somebody’s well-being
пожелать доброго вечера, узнать о благополучии кого-л.
استخبر
LS 369; Naumkin et al. 2019a:90; Naumkin et al. 2019b:79
пожелать доброго вечера, узнать о благополучии кого-л.
استخبر
text examples
gédaḥk díˀʸho men ḳáˁar wa-ˀésaˁk díˀʸho ḥéľoʰ wa-ḳáhibk ˁes ˁámok hes ˀaḷ ḳahɛbeš ˁemέroʰ yeḳáhab ˁeš díyyeʰ di-ˀállaʰ ‘I went out from my house and I met my aunt and I greeted her. I said: “Good afternoon!” And she told me: “Goodness of God will reach you (in the afternoon)!”’ (Naumkin et al. 2019a:90)
root
derivates
etymology
Proto-MSA *ḳhb to be in daytime