𒊭𒄠𒁀𒇷𒅋𒌈
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally meaning "mixture grass", from 𒊭𒄠𒈬 (šammu, “plant(s); grass, herb”) + 𒁀𒅋𒌈 (balītu, “waste land; rubbish tip”) (< /baliltu/).
Noun
[edit]𒊭𒄠𒁀𒇷𒅋𒌈 • (ša-am-ba-li-il-tum, /šambaliltu/)
Descendants
[edit]- → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: שִׁבְּלִילְתָא (šibbəlīləṯā)
- → Classical Syriac: ܫܒܠܝܠܬܐ (šebbəlīltā), ܦܠܝܠܬܐ (pəlīltā)
- → Unknown Semitic
- → Middle Persian: šmblyt (šamblīt, šamblīd), šmblytk' (šambalīdag, “fenugreek”)
- Persian: شنبلیله (šanbalile), شنبلید (šambalid)
- → Old Armenian: շամղիտակ (šamłitak)
- → Arabic: شِمْلِيدِج (šimlīdij), شِمْلِيدَج (šimlīdaj)
- → Middle Persian: šmblyt (šamblīt, šamblīd), šmblytk' (šambalīdag, “fenugreek”)