šiqlum
Appearance
Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ṯql (“to weigh; burden, weight”). Cognate with Arabic ثِقْل (ṯiql, “weight”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (šɛ́qɛl, “shekel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃiq.lum/
Noun
[edit]šiqlum m (absolute state šiqil, plural šiqlū)