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Translingual
| 𒂄
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Sign Number
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| MZL
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744
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| Deimel
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467
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| HZL
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46
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References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
Sign values
| Sign
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𒂄
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| Sumerograms
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DUN, ŠUL
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| Phonetic values
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dun, šaḫ₂, šul
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Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂄 (šaḫ₂, “pig”).
Logogram
𒂄 • (ŠAḪ₂)
- Sumerogram of šaḫûm (“pig”)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
A term found in the alleged Euphratic substrate theory, which connects it to Proto-Indo-European *suH- (“pig, swine”). This word in particular is not of a typical syllable structure for being native Sumerian, which is the main sign indicating a potential borrowing into the language. Concurring with the opinion of Pennsylvania State University's Dr. Rubio, the borrowing from multiple languages rather than a specific substratum is now the predominant viewpoint in the field.
Alternative forms of
/šaḫ/
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| 𒋚 (šaḫ)
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Noun
𒂄 • (šaḫ₂ /šaḫ/)
- pig
- Coordinate term: 𒂄𒍢𒁕 (šaḫ₂ze₂-da /zeda/, “piglet”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Noun
𒂄 • (šul)
- young man
Verb
𒂄 • (šul)
- to be manly
Etymology 3
Verb
𒂄 • (dun)
- to dig
References
- Whittaker, Gordon (2008) “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences, volume 2, number 3, pages 156–168.
- “𒂄 (šaḫ)” in ePSD2
- “𒂄 (šul)” in ePSD2
- “𒂄 (dun)” in ePSD2
