šēdum

Akkadian

Shedu

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃeː.dum/

Noun

šēdum m (plural šēdū)

a šēdum protective deity (a male spirit or demon representing the individual's vital force)
Coordinate terms: (protective god) 𒀭 (ilum), (female counterpart) 𒀭𒆗 (lamassum)
luck

Alternative forms

šēdu (non-mimated)
šīdum, šīdu (non-mimated)
šeddu (rare)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒀭𒆘 (^dALAD) 𒀀𒁺 (A.RA₂)	𒊺𒂊𒁺𒌝 (še-e-du-um) 𒊺𒁺𒌝 (še-du-um) 𒊺𒂊𒁺 (še-e-du)

Descendants

→ Aramaic:
Jewish Aramaic: שידא (šēḏā, “demon”)

Classical Syriac: ܫܐܕܐ (šēḏā, “demon”)
- → Georgian: შეთი (šeti, “mad, insane”)
- → Hebrew: שֵׁד (šed̠)
- → Kurdish:
  Northern Kurdish: şêt
  
  Central Kurdish: شێت (şêt)
- → Lurish:
  Northern Luri: شؽت (šêt, “mad”)
- → Middle Armenian: շեթ (šetʻ), շէթ (šētʻ, “mad, insane”)
  - Armenian: շեթ (šetʻ)
- → Persian: شیدا (šeydâ, “mad, insane; enamored”), شیدا (Šeydâ)
  - Tajik: шайдо (šaydo), Шайдо (Šaydo)
    - → Uzbek: shaydo, Shaydo
  - → Azerbaijani: şeyda, Şeyda
  - → Baluchi: شیدا (šaydā)
  - → Hindustani:
    Urdu: شیدا (šaydā)
  - → Kazakh: шайда (şaida)
  - → Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: şeyda, şêda
  - → Turkish: şeyda, Şeyda

References

“šēdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

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