qištum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Aramaic ܩܝܣܐ (qaysā, wood, tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

qištum f (construct state qišti, plural qišātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. forest, grove

Alternative forms

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References

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