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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew כָּבֵד (kɔḇéḏ, “heavy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kabtum (feminine kabittum, masculine plural kabtūtum, feminine plural kabtātum, predicative kabit) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- verbal adjective of kabātum:
- heavy, dense, abundant, substantial
- severe, serious, dangerous
- honoured, important, influential, venerable
- (nominalised) important person, VIP
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒂂 (DUGUD)
- 𒁁 (IDIM) (in personal names)
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- 𒅗𒀊𒌈 (ka-ab-tum)
- 𒆏𒌈 (kab-tum)
- 𒅗𒁉𒀉𒌈 (ka-bi-it-tum) (feminine)
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References
- “kabtu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011