𒋞

Akkadian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *baday(n)- (“part of the upper human body, the central bulk of a body”), ultimately from Proto-Afroasiatic *bayad (“arm and shoulder region”). Cognates with Eblaite 𒅤𒌈 (/⁠butum, budum⁠/, “shoulders, the totality of the region between the two”), Arabic بَدَن (badan, “torso, core, body without a head or limbs; heart, person, personality; form or figure, outline, base form without adornment, prototype or archetype”), Proto-Berber *bad- (“breast”).

Noun

𒋞 • (būdu) [MURGU]

1. shoulder, region between shoulders including the neck of both humans and animals

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *laban- (“dairy; to strain milk or yogurt of its whey, to thicken or coagulate, to solidify, to dry out, to become firm or solid pieces”).

Noun

𒋞 • (libittu) [SIG₄] f

1. brick, mudbrick

References

• ePSD