šalgum

Akkadian

Root
š-l-g
1 term
𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (šalgum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg- (snow). Cognate with Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (šɛ́lɛḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

šalgum m (Old Babylonian, Mari, Standard Babylonian)

  1. snow, sleet

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (ša-al-gu-um)
  • 𒊩𒄖 (šal-gu)
  • 𒊭𒀠𒄖 (ša-al-gu)
  • 𒊭𒀠𒂵𒄠 (ša-al-ga-am) (accusative)

Derived terms

  • šalāgum (to snow)

References

  • “šalgu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šalgu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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