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Arabic
ˁanqāˀ- - long-necked bird, griffin, kind of fabulous bird of prodigious size, king of birds, Anka
(BK 2 388, Lane 2177)
Possibly related.
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PWS
*ˀan(V)ḳ-
- a bird of prey
(SED II No. 6)