ēkallum
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sumerian 𒂍𒃲 (e₂-gal /ēgal/).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /eːˈkal.lum/
Noun
[edit]ēkallum f (construct state ēkal, pronominal state ēkalla, plural ēkallātum)
- (royal) palace
- Synonym: 𒂍 (bītum)
- 𒅆𒅗𒅈 𒂊𒅗𒀠𒇷𒉎 𒌑𒌌 𒉌𒅖𒋾
- [šikar ēkallim ul ništi]
- ši-ka-ar e-ka-al-li-im u₂-ul ni-iš-ti
- We didn't drink the beer of the palace.
- administrative authority, government
Alternative forms
[edit]- ēkallu (non-mimated form)
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Descendants
[edit]- → Proto-West Semitic: *haykal- (probably)
- → Ugaritic: 𐎅𐎋𐎍 (hkl /hêkal/)