𒌨𒈤

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌨𒈤 (ur-maḫ /⁠urmaḫ⁠/).

Logogram

𒌨𒈤 • (UR.MAḪ)

1. Sumerogram of urmaḫḫum (“lion”)
2. Sumerogram of nēšum (“lion”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒌨

𒈤

Etymology

From 𒌨 (ur, “beast of prey”) +‎ 𒈤 (maḫ, “great”).

Noun

𒌨𒈤 • (ur-maḫ /urmaḫ/)

1. lion

   Synonym: 𒊊 (pirig̃)

2. figurine of a lion

References

• “𒌨𒈤 (urmaḫ)” in ePSD2