ergilum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥargil- (“locust”). Cognate with Arabic حَرْجَل (ḥarjal) and Biblical Hebrew חַרְגּוֹל (ḥargól).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈer.ɡi.lum/

Noun

ergilum m (plural ergilū)

1. a type of locust

Alternative forms

• ergilu (non-mimated)
• ergiṣum, ergiṣu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (buru₅er-gi-lum) 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒍮 (buru₅er-gi-ṣum)

Descendants

• → Sumerian: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (^buru₅ir-gi-lum /⁠irgilum⁠/)