nēšum
Akkadian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”) and Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈneː.ʃum/
Noun
editnēšum m (plural nēšū) (from Old Babylonian on)
Alternative forms
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Derived terms
edit- nēštum (“lioness”)
References
edit- “nēšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980