šiqdum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שָׁקֵד (šɔqeḏ, “almond”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃiq.dum/

Noun

šiqdum m sg (from Old Akkadian on)

1. almond tree
2. almond (fruit)

   𒅇 𒅆𒅅𒁕𒄠 𒋗𒁉𒇴 ― u₃ ši-iq-da-am šu-bi-lam /u šiqdam šūbilam/ ― also, send me almonds

Alternative forms

• šiqdu (non-mimated)
• siqdu, šuqdu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒇵 (GIŠ.EŠ₂₂, GIŠ.LAM×KUR)	𒅆𒅅𒌈 (ši-iq-dum) 𒅆𒅅𒁺 (ši-iq-du)

References

• “šiqdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011