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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *šidṯ- (“six”). Cognate with Arabic سِتَّة (sitta) and Biblical Hebrew שִׁשָּׁה (šiššɔ).
Pronunciation
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šeššet m (feminine absolute *šediš, masculine free form šedištum, feminine free form šeššum)
- six, 6
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References
- “šeššet”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992