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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *šamn- (“fat”). Cognate with Arabic سَمْن (samn, “ghee”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁמֶן (šɛ́mɛn, “oil”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šamnum m (construct state šaman) (from Old Akkadian on)
- oil, fat, cream
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒉌 (I₃)
- 𒉌𒎌 (I₃.MEŠ)
- 𒉌𒄑 (I₃.GIŠ)
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Derived terms
References
- “šamnu”, 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