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*ˀarVr- - kind of bird
(SED II No. 15)
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Akkadian
arru
- bird used for decoy
(CAD A₂ 305, AHw. 71)
Syriac
ˀarrā
- decoy bird
(LSyr. 45, SL 93)
Certainly borrowed from Akkadian (cf. Kaufman 1974: 36).
Syriac
warwārā
- bee-eater
(LSyr. 186, SL 360)
Possibly related if not an Arabism.
Arabic
warwār-
- guépier (oiseau) (bee-tree (bird)
(BK 2 1526)
Tigrinya
ˀirir, ˀǝrir
- bird which has an instinct to lead a honey gatherer to where there is honey
(TED 1439)
Tigrinya
wari
- kind of blackbird whose feathers have a metallic sheen
(TED 1723)
Amharic
wari
- a kind of blackbird
(K 1500)