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Arabic
ˀibnu ˀāwan - (pl. banātu ˀāwān) jackal
(BK 1 72, Lane 131)
More details see in Hommel 1879: 306-7. A detailed discussion can also be found in LA where the term is thought to be derived from the sound wāwā produced by the animal.
Reconstruction
PS
*ˀVwVy-
- jackal
(SED II No. 21, DRS 12)
Level? Possibly a descriptive root.