Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (wolf). Cognate with Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb) and Biblical Hebrew זְאֵב (zəʾeḇ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

zību m

  1. jackal
  2. (also with determinative 𒄷 (mušen)) vulture

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