lābum

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Akkadian

𒆷𒁍𒌝 (lābum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *labuʔ- (lion). Cognate with Arabic لَبُؤَة (labuʔa, lioness) and Biblical Hebrew לָבִיא (lɔḇíʔ, lion).

Pronunciation

Noun

lābum m (plural lābū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (poetic) lion
    Synonym: nēšum (lion)

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References

  • “labbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011