lišānum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *lišān- (“tongue”). Cognate with Arabic لِسَان (lisān) and Biblical Hebrew לָשׁוֹן (lɔšón).

Pronunciation

Noun

lišānum f (plural lišānātum)

  1. tongue
  2. language
  3. statement, report, wording

Alternative forms

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References

  • “lišānu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 9, L, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1973
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