ṣalmum
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Akkadian[edit]
Root |
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ṣ-l-m |
1 term |
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈsˤal.mum/
Etymology 1[edit]
Compare Arabic ظَلِمَ (ẓalima, “to be(come) dark”) and Biblical Hebrew צַלְמָוֶת (ṣalmɔ́wɛṯ, “deep shadow”).
Adjective[edit]
ṣalmum (feminine ṣalimtum or ṣalittum, masculine plural ṣalmūtum, feminine plural ṣalmātum) (from Old Akkadian on)
Alternative forms[edit]
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Descendants[edit]
- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܨܲܠܡܵܐ (ṣalmā, “cherry”)
See also[edit]
𒌓 (peṣûm) | 𒈪 (ṣalmum) | |
𒋛𒀀 (sāmum) | 𒋛𒀀 (sāmum) | 𒅊 (warqum) |
𒅊 (warqum) | ||
References[edit]
- “ṣalmu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
Etymology 2[edit]
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew צֶלֶם (ṣɛ́lɛm) and, by dissimilation of /l/ to /n/, Arabic صَنَم (ṣanam).
Noun[edit]
ṣalmum m (construct state ṣalam, plural ṣalmū or ṣalmānū) (from Old Akkadian on)
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References[edit]
- “ṣalmu s”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ṣalmu(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag