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Arabic
ˀabābīl- - (pl.) nom d'oiseaux fabuleux (name of fabulous birds)
(BK 1 5)
The Arabic word is attested as a name of a mythical bird in the Qurˀanic passage 105.3.
Reconstruction
PS
*ˀVbbVl-
- kind of bird
(SED II No. 3)