a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse); break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
probably identical with אַיִן in the sense of query (compare אִיlemma אי missing vowel, corrected to אִי); where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence); whence, where.