# \*ʾVwVy-: 'jackal'

> Proto-Semitic *ʾVwVy-, 'jackal': reflexes in 6 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 | \*ʾVwVy- |
| Meaning | 'jackal' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 203 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | ʔibnu-l-ʔāwan, pl. banātu-l-ʔāwā 'animal regarded as a mixture born of a dog and a fox' \[BK 1 72\], \[Fr. I 73\], \[Lane 131\], \[LA XIV 55\] | BK 1 72; Fr. I 73; Lane 131; LA XIV 55 |  |
| Tigre | ʔaw (LH 378) | LH 378 | gloss withheld |
| Gurage | Cha. Eža Enm. End. Gyt. Muh. awi (LGur. 110) | LGur. 110 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | ʔī (HALOT 38) | HALOT 38 | gloss withheld |
| Amharic | awu (K 1266) | K 1266 | gloss withheld |
| Harari | āy in āyzägādu (LHar. 38); cf. Sel. zägädo (LGur. 704) | LHar. 38; LGur. 704 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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