.MP    QAFI :Hold or carry under the arm
*0  >> PN *qafi-ga "armpit"
*4     POC *qapin 'hold or carry under the arm' (LPO V:144,442); *qap(w)i(s) 'carry a child on the hip or under the arm' (LPO V:441).
*5     PMP *qabin "hold or carry under the arm" (ACD).
*8     Note. MAO awhi is an exception to the rule *-f-/URV > MAO h.
*7     PCM *éafi/éabi "hold on to, hold close to one's body" (Ltk.1988).
EFU    'Efi. :Place under the arm (as a letter, another's hand). Porter sous le bras (Mfr). (Bgs)
EUV    'Efi('efi). :Porter sous le bras (Rch)
MFA    Avinia. :Stand close to, hold by side <B> (Clk)
MQA    Afi/a. :Avoir soin de quelqu'un, veiller à ce qu'il ne manque de rien (Lch)
MOR    Awhi. :Embrace (Shd)
MOR    Awi/na. :Assist (Shd)
MAO    Awhi-tia. :Embrace (Bgs)
NIU    Hapi/ni. :To carry under the arm (Sph)
RVV    Ahi. :To brood over, protect with the wings, as a mother bird; hence to gather into the arms, shelter (Stn)
REN    'Abingi. :To carry under the arm or on the hip (as a child) <B> (Ebt)
SAA    Äpi(epi). :Hold under arm; steer canoe holding paddle under arm (Cdn) (???)
SAM    'Afi/si. :Carry under arm or on the hip (Prt)
TOK    Afi/hi. :Carry or hold something under the arm; carry child on hip <B> (Sma)
TON    'Efi('efi). :Hold or carry under the arm (Cwd)
TON    'Efi/hi. :Push or squeeze in between two things; hold between (e.g. the toes) (Cwd)