# \*ʾayy-: 'bird of prey'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾayy-, 'bird of prey': reflexes in 4 language(s).

A page of the Linear A Lexicon's research wiki, in [Wiki](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/index.md>) › [Kaphtor Semitic Roots](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/index.md>) › [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*ʾayy- |
| Meaning | 'bird of prey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2332 |

## Reflexes

| 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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## Linked from

- [ʾ](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/alef/index.md>)

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