ayyalum

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Akkadian

π’°π’ˆ¦ (ayyalum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *Κ”ayyal- (β€œstag, hart”). Cognate with Arabic Ψ£ΩŽΩŠΩŽΩ‘Ω„ (Κ”ayyal) and Biblical Hebrew ΧΦ·Χ™Φ΄Χœ (Κ”Γ‘yil).

Pronunciation

Noun

ayyalum m (plural ayyalΕ«) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. stag, deer

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Descendants

  • β†’ Sumerian: π’€€π’€€π’ˆ (a-a-lum, aya-lum /⁠ayalum⁠/)

References

  • β€œajalu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) β€œayyalu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag