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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḥargil- (“locust”). Cognate with Arabic حَرْجَل (ḥarjal) and Biblical Hebrew חַרְגּוֹל (ḥargól).
Pronunciation
Noun
ergilum m (plural ergilū)
- a type of locust
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (buru₅er-gi-lum)
- 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒍮 (buru₅er-gi-ṣum)
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Descendants
- → Sumerian: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (buru₅ir-gi-lum /irgilum/)