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*ˀay- - bird of prey
(SED II No. 23, DRS 18)
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Akkadian
a-IA-ú MUŠEN = a-a-[ú]
- (a bird)
(CAD A₁ 236)
Ebla
a-a-tum
- bird of prey
(VE 1370’, 049)
= Sum. BURU₄.MUŠEN
Hebrew
ˀayyā
- black kite
(HALOT 39)
Samaritan
hˀy
- a bird
(DSA 198)
Arabic
yuˀyuˀ-
- swivel (bird of prey)
(BK 2 1621, Lane 2973)
Related with metathesis and reduplication.
Tigre
ˀaya
- falcon
(WTS 480)
Possibly related with ˤ- vs. ˀ.
Endegen
ayä
- kind of bird of prey
(EDG 116)