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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”). Cognate with Arabic رَأْس (raʔs) and Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ (roʔš).
Pronunciation
Noun
rēšum m (plural rēšū)
- head
- servant, slave
- top, summit
- beginning
- 𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [rēš šattim] ― re-eš ša-at-tim ― the beginning of the year
- first installment, original amount, capital assets
- first rank
- first quality
- rēšu (non-mimated form)
- rāšum (rarely), rāšu (non-mimated form; rarely)
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒊕 (SAG)
- 𒊕𒎌 (SAG.MEŠ) (plural)
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