*ʾan(V)ḳ-: 'a bird of prey'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	ʔanūḳ- 'black bird the size of a raven, living in ruins or on mountaintops, and feeding on carrion' [BK 1 63], [Lane 118], [LA X 10].	BK 1 63; Lane 118; LA X 10
Geez	ʔanḳe, ʔanḳet [LGz. 30].	LGz. 30	gloss withheld
Gurage	Cha. Eža Muh. Msq. Gog. anḳ'ǝt, End. Gyt. anḳ'it [LGur. 73].	LGur. 73	gloss withheld
Amharic	anč̣ǝt [K 1252], ǝn(ǝ)ḳ(ḳ)e [ibid. 1215].	K 1252; K 1215	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026