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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḥaḳl- (“field”). Cognate with Arabic حَقْل (ḥaql, “field”) and Aramaic חקלא (ḥaqlā, “field”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eqlum m (construct state eqel, plural eqlētum f) (from Old Akkadian on)
- field, cultivated field
- terrain, land, region
Usage notes
- The singular is feminine in Old Akkadian (and rarely in Old Babylonian).
- The plural is masculine in Nuzi.
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Phonetic
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- 𒀀𒊮 (A.ŠA₃)
- 𒃷 (GAN₂) (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian)
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References
- “eqlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011