# \*daʾy(-at)-: 'bird of prey'

> Proto-Semitic *daʾy(-at)-, 'bird of prey': reflexes in 7 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>) › [D](<https://linear-a.ai/wiki/semitic-roots/d/index.md>). Updated 2026-10-22.

## Root

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reconstruction | \*daʾy(-at)- |
| Meaning | 'bird of prey' |
| Basis | SED |
| SED | SEDonline semet 2371 |

## Reflexes

| Language | Form | Sources | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | daʔyat- (in ʔibnu-daʔyat-) 'epithet of the raven' \[BK 1 661\], \[LA XIV 242\] | BK 1 661; LA XIV 242 |  |
| Mandaic Aramaic | dita \[DM 109\]. | DM 109 | gloss withheld |
| Ugaritic | dʔiy \[DULAT 257\] | DULAT 257 | gloss withheld |
| Hebrew | dāʔā (HALOT 207), dayyā (HALOT 220), pB. \[Ja. 275, 295\] | HALOT 207; HALOT 220; Ja. 275, 295 | gloss withheld |
| Judaic Aramaic | dayyǝtā, dayyūtā \[Ja. 299\], \[Levy WTM I 393\]; dyyh, det. dyyth \[DJPA 145b apud CAL\]; daytā \[Sok. B 330\], dyw \[Sok. B 328\]. | Ja. 299; Levy WTM I 393; DJPA 145b; CAL; Sok. B 330; Sok. B 328 | gloss withheld |
| Syrian Aramaic | daytā 'kite' \[Brock. 150\], \[PS 892\]; also dayway id. \[ibid.\]. | Brock. 150; PS 892 |  |
| Modern Aramaic | NSyr. détâ (SED II 92) | SED II 92 | gloss withheld |

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## Linked from

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

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