tarlugallum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Sumerian 𒁯𒈗𒄷 (dar-lugalmušen /⁠darlugal⁠/, rooster).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tarlugallum m (plural tarlugallū) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. hen, rooster
  2. (astronomy, with determinative 𒀯) the name of a star or constellation

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Descendants

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  • Biblical Hebrew: תַּרְנְגוֹל (tarnǝḡol)
  • Classical Syriac: ܬܪܢܓܠܐ (tarnāḡ(ǝ)lā)

References

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  • “tarlugallu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “tarlugallu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag