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*ˀa(n)yaṣ-, *ˀanṣaw/y- - weasel, mouse
(SED II No. 26)
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Akkadian
ayāṣu
- weasel
(CAD A₂ 231, AHw. 25)
Var. ayyaṣu. Also a bag to carry oil, made of the skin of the weasel.
Geez
ˀanṣawā, ˀanṣewā, ˀanṣowā
- mouse, weasel
(CDG 32, LLA 780, Gr. 247)
Cf. ḥanṣawā ‘mouse’, ḥanṣe id. (CDG 238).
Tigre
ˁanṣay, ˀanṣay
- mouse
(WTS 476)
Tigrinya
ˀanč̣ǝwa
- mouse, rat
(TED 1497)
Amharic
ay(ǝ)ṭ
- mouse
(AED 1296)