Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄊𒉻𒁺 (g̃iri₃-pad-ra₂ /⁠g̃iripařa⁠/, bone).

Logogram edit

𒄊𒉻𒁺 (GIR₃.PAD.DU)

  1. Sumerogram of eṣemtum (bone)

Sumerian edit

Signs in this term
𒄊 𒉻 𒁺

Etymology edit

𒄊 (g̃iri₃ /⁠g̃iri⁠/, foot) +‎ 𒉻 (pad /⁠pař⁠/, to break off a piece) +‎ 𒁺 (ra₂ /⁠řa⁠/, phonetic complement: auslaut /ř/ + nominalising suffix -a)

Noun edit

𒄊𒉻𒁺 (g̃iri₃-pad-ra₂ /g̃iripařa/)

  1. bone

References edit

  • 𒄊𒉻𒁺 (g̃iripadra)” in ePSD2