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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *baʕlat- (“lady”). Equivalent to 𒂗 (bēlum, “lord”) + -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Compare Arabic بَعْلَة (baʕla) and Biblical Hebrew בַּעֲלָה (baʕălɔ́).
Pronunciation
Noun
bēltum f (construct state bēlet, plural bēlētum, masculine bēlum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- lady, mistress
- female owner
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Phonetic
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- 𒁁𒂖𒌈 (be-el-tum)
- 𒁁𒂖𒌅𒌝 (be-el-tu-um)
- 𒁁𒂖𒌅 (be-el-tu)
- 𒁁𒂖𒌓 (be-el-tu₂)
- 𒁁𒇷𒌈 (be-le-tum) (plural)
- 𒁁𒇷𒀉 (be-le-et) (construct state)
- 𒁁𒀖 (be-let) (construct state)
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References
- “bēltu”, 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) “bēltu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag