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Akkadian
Etymology
Borrowed from Sumerian 𒂔 (eden, “plain, open country”).
Pronunciation
Noun
idīnum m (Old Assyrian)
- (Standard Babylonian) desert, steppe, plain
- (Old Assyrian) meaning unclear
Alternative forms
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References
- “edinu”, 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) “edinu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag