šalgum
Akkadian
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𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (šalgum)
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg- (“snow”). Cognate with Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (šɛ́lɛḡ).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃal.ɡum/
Alternative forms
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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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