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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ- (“three”). Cognate with Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁלוֹשָׁה (šəlošɔ́).
Pronunciation
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šalāšat m (feminine absolute šalāš, masculine free form šalāštum, feminine free form šalāšum)
- three, 3
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Phonetic
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- 𒊭𒇲𒊭𒀜 (ša-la₂-ša-at)
- 𒊭𒆷𒀾 (ša-la-aš₂)
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References
- “šalāš”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989