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ʾayyā אַיָּה ‘falcon’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: perhaps from ʾī אִי ‘woe!’
Roots: אי

ʾayyā n, f
1) hawk, falcon, kite

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 11:14 Deuteronomy 14:13 Job 15:23, 28:7

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