עוי II

עֲוֵיII, Pa. עַוֵּי (cmp. צָיַח) to cry; Yoma 77a ע׳ ע׳ וליכא דאשגח ביה (missing in later eds.; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l.) he cried and cried, and none minded him. Yeb.71b היכא דלא מְעַוֵּי if the infant (on putting its head forth the first time) did not cry. Sabb.134a האי ינוקא דלא מעוי if an infant does not cry (breathe). Sot.12a כי היכי … ומעוי בהדייהו in order that it should hear them and cry with them; a. e.Ḥull.53a איהו קא מְעַוַּאי when he (the lion) roars.