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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔirb- (“locust”). Cognate with Arabic إِرْبِيَان (ʔirbiyān, “shrimp”) and Biblical Hebrew אַרְבֶּה (ʔarbɛ́, “locust”).
Pronunciation
Noun
erbum m (construct state erib, plural erbû)
- locust
- Synonym: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (ergilum)
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- 𒂊𒅕𒁍𒌝 (e-er-bu-um)
- 𒂊𒊑𒁍 (e-re-bu)
- 𒅕𒁍𒌑 (er-bu-u₂) (pl)
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