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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שָׁקֵד (šɔqeḏ, “almond”).
Pronunciation
Noun
šiqdum m sg (from Old Akkadian on)
- almond tree
- almond (fruit)
- 𒅇 𒅆𒅅𒁕𒄠 𒋗𒁉𒇴 ― u₃ ši-iq-da-am šu-bi-lam /u šiqdam šūbilam/ ― also, send me almonds
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒄑𒇵 (GIŠ.EŠ₂₂, GIŠ.LAM×KUR)
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- 𒅆𒅅𒌈 (ši-iq-dum)
- 𒅆𒅅𒁺 (ši-iq-du)
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References
- “šiqdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011