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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒆠𒋫 (šaplum, “bottom”) + 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix). Compare Arabic سُفْلِيّ (sufliyy, “lower”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
šaplûm (feminine šaplītum, masculine plural šaplûtum, feminine plural šapliātum, predicative šaplī) (Old Babylonian)
- lower
- Antonym: 𒂊𒇻𒌑𒌝 (elûm, “upper”)
- suffixed (of Sumerian grammar)
- of lower/inferior quality
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References
- “šaplû”, 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
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šaplû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns