šēlebum

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Akkadian

𒊺𒇷𒁀𒀭 (šēlebān)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯaʕlab- (“fox”). Cognate with Arabic ثَعْلَب (ṯaʕlab) and Biblical Hebrew שׁוּעָל (šuʕɔ́l).

Pronunciation

Noun

šēlebum m (plural šēlebū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. fox
  2. an unidentified star
  3. a kind of fish
  4. a kind of bird or locust

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References

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