erbum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔirb- (“locust”). Cognate with Arabic إِرْبِيَان (ʔirbiyān, “shrimp”) and Biblical Hebrew אַרְבֶּה (ʔarbɛ́, “locust”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

erbum m (construct state erib, plural erbû)

1. locust

   Synonym: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (ergilum)

Alternative forms

• erbu (non-mimated)
• erebum, erebu (non-mimated)
• aribum, aribu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉅𒄭𒀀 (BURU₅.ḪI.A)	𒂊𒅕𒁍𒌝 (e-er-bu-um) 𒂊𒊑𒁍 (e-re-bu) (pl) 𒅕𒁍𒌑 (er-bu-u₂)