ergilum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥargil- (“locust”). Cognate with Arabic حَرْجَل (ḥarjal) and Biblical Hebrew חַרְגּוֹל (ḥargól).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈer.ɡi.lum/

Noun

ergilum m (plural ergilū)

a type of locust

Alternative forms

ergilu (non-mimated)
ergiṣum, ergiṣu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (^buru₅er-gi-lum) 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒍮 (^buru₅er-gi-ṣum)

Descendants

→ Sumerian: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (^buru₅ir-gi-lum /⁠irgilum⁠/)

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