ܒܳܙܺܝܩܳܐ bzyqʾ bāziqā hawk
Allotrope: ܒܘܼܙܝܼܩܵܐ bwzyqʾ buziqā. Derivative: ܒܵܙܝܼܩܵܪܵܐ bzyqrʾ bāziqārā falconer
Early MP *bāzīk, later *bāzīg, derivative of MP bāz hawk, falcon (see s.v. bzʾ). As regards the different origins and functions of MP -īg see § 9.3.2. For the allotrope bwzyqʾ, with -w-, an influence of the preceding bilabial stop is possible (further similar cases are considered in § 11.3.6). As to the derivative bzyqrʾ see § 11.6. Hübschmann AG 114, no. 87 also quotes Arm. bazēkir falconer, lit. "Falken-trägend", for which he refers to Pers. bāzdār and bāz-yār a falconer (Steingass 146). — See also Talm. Aram. bʾzyyrn falconers (cf. Dalman 1938, 51), “mot étranger employé accidentellement dans le Talmud (hapax) ← phl. *bāzəδār” (Telegdi 233, 29) ● bzyqʾ IA in ER 380, 3; IA 2 332 v 1575; Arist 19, 10; bwzyqʾ PsC 14, 11; 15, 7; Bhchr 386, 21; LS t 120, 12; bzyqrʾ EN 22, 86; BA 2332; BB 378, 1 ◆ LS 65a; PS Suppl. 44 and 51