šiqdum
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Akkadian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שָׁקֵד (šɔqeḏ, “almond”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃiq.dum/
Noun[edit]
šiqdum m sg (from Old Akkadian on)
- almond tree
- almond (fruit)
- 𒅇 𒅆𒅅𒁕𒄠 𒋗𒁉𒇴 ― u₃ ši-iq-da-am šu-bi-lam /u šiqdam šūbilam/ ― also, send me almonds
Alternative forms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “šiqdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011