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Akkadian
Etymology
Related to Biblical Hebrew אֵלֶּה (ʔéllɛ, “these”) and Arabic أُولُو (ʔulū).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ullûm (feminine ullītum, masculine plural ullûtum, feminine plural ulliātum, predicative ulli) (from Old Babylonian on)
- that, those
- yonder, far away, over there, distant
- former, previous
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
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- 𒌌𒇻𒌑𒌝 (ul-lu-u₂-um)
- 𒌌𒇻𒌑 (ul-lu-u₂)
- 𒌌𒇻𒌈 (ul-lu-tum) (plural)
- 𒌑𒇻𒌅𒌝 (u₂-lu-tu-um) (plural)
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Derived terms
References
- “ullû”, 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) “ullû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
- Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns