*ʾayy-: 'bird of prey'

Root

Language	Form	Sources	Note
Arabic	yuʔyuʔ- 'merlin (bird of prey)' [BK 2 1621], [LA I 202].	BK 2 1621; LA I 202
Akkadian	a-IA-ú MUS̆EN = a-a-[ú] [CAD a1 236]	CAD a1 236	gloss withheld
Eblaitic	a-a-tum = Sum. BURU4.MUS̆EN [MEE 4 1370', 049].; a-a-ti-mi, a-a-ti-mu, a-a-tum /ʾayyat/ (Sanmartín GlOS 1, 60)	MEE 4 1370', 049; Sanmartín GlOS 1, 60	gloss withheld
Hebrew	ʔayyā (HALOT 39), pB. [Ja. 1707]	HALOT 39; Ja. 1707	gloss withheld

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Updated 22 October 2026