kalbum

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Akkadian

Root
k-l-b
1 term
π’Œ¨π’‚ π’ŽŒ (kalbΕ«)
π’€―π’Œ¨π’‚  (kalbum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kalb- (β€œdog”). Cognate with Arabic ΩƒΩŽΩ„Ω’Ψ¨ (kalb) and Biblical Hebrew Χ›ΦΆΦΌΧœΦΆΧ‘ (kɛ́lΙ›αΈ‡).

Pronunciation

Noun

kalbum m (construct state kalab, plural kalbΕ«, feminine kalbatum)

  1. dog also as an invective
    π’ˆͺπ’‰‘π’Œ π’‹’π’‰‘π’ˆ  𒅗𒀠𒁍 [mΔ«num Ε‘unΕ«ma kalbΕ«] ― mi-nu-um Ε‘u-nu-ma ka-al-bu ― What are they? (Nothing but) dogs!
  2. dog figurine
  3. (astronomy, with determinative π’€―) Hercules (the constellation)

Alternative forms

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References

  • β€œkalbu”, 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) β€œkalbu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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