ṣalmum
Akkadian
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Pronunciation
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈsˤal.mum/
Etymology 1
editCompare Arabic ظَلِمَ (ẓalima, “to be(come) dark”) and Biblical Hebrew צַלְמָוֶת (ṣalmɔ́wɛṯ, “deep shadow”).
Adjective
editṣalmum (feminine ṣalimtum or ṣalittum, masculine plural ṣalmūtum, feminine plural ṣalmātum) (from Old Akkadian on)
Alternative forms
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Descendants
edit- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā, “cherry”)
See also
edit𒌓 (peṣûm) | 𒈪 (ṣalmum) | |
𒋛𒀀 (sāmum) | 𒋛𒀀 (sāmum) | 𒅊 (warqum) |
𒅊 (warqum) | ||
References
edit- “ṣalmu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
Etymology 2
editCognate with Biblical Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣɛ́lɛm) and, by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/, Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).
Noun
editṣalmum m (construct state ṣalam, plural ṣalmū or ṣalmānū) (from Old Akkadian on)
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References
edit- “ṣalmu s”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ṣalmu(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag