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Akkadian
irrū (wirrū) - intestines, gut
(CAD I 181)
The form in w- makes the relationship with PS *ˁu/irray(-at)- ‘intestines’ somewhat problematic (cf. DRS 636).
Reconstruction
PS
*ˁu/irray(-at)-
- intestines; excrement
(SED I No. 22, DRS 636)
Scarcely but reliably attested. Phonetic reconstruction highly tentative.