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Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Ugaritic 𐎍𐎀𐎐 (lản, “power”).
Pronunciation
Verb
le'ûm (G, i, durative ile''i, perfect ilte'i, preterite ilē, imperative li'i) (from Old Akkadian on)
- to be able, master, be an expert, understand
- to win, overpower someone, be more powerful
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒍪 (ZU)
- 𒀉𒃲 (A₂.GAL) (in personal names)
- 𒁕 (DA) (in personal names)
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References
- “le'û”, 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) “le'û(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag