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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒃲 (rabûm, “to be big”). Cognate with Arabic رَبَا (rabā, “to grow, increase”) and Biblical Hebrew רָבָה (rɔḇɔ́, “to be great, increase”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rubûm m (base rubā, plural rubû) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- prince
- (Old Assyrian) king, ruler
- nobleman, important/influential person
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒉣 (NUN)
- 𒇽𒉣 (LU₂.NUN)
- 𒈗 (LUGAL) (Old Assyrian)
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Derived terms
References
- “rubû”, 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) “rubû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag