Perhaps from 'iy; the screamer, i.e. A hawk -- kite, vulture.
see HEBREW 'iy
H344. ayyah
I. אַיָּה noun feminine hawk, falcon, kite (perhaps from cry; compare Arabic , a kind of hawk) Leviticus 11:14; Deuteronomy 14:13 Generic, compare לְמִינָהּ & Di; Job 28:7 (keen-sighted).