kalbum

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Akkadian

[edit]
Root
k-l-b
1 term
𒌨𒂠𒎌 (kalbū)
𒀯𒌨𒂠 (kalbum)

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *kalb- (dog). Cognate with Arabic كَلْب (kalb) and Biblical Hebrew כֶּלֶב (kɛ́lɛḇ).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

kalbum m (construct state kalab, plural kalbū, feminine kalbatum)

  1. dog also as an invective
    𒈪𒉡𒌝 𒋢𒉡𒈠 𒅗𒀠𒁍 [mīnum šunūma kalbū]mi-nu-um šu-nu-ma ka-al-buWhat are they? (Nothing but) dogs!
  2. dog figurine
  3. (astronomy, with determinative 𒀯) Hercules (the constellation)

Alternative forms

[edit]
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

[edit]
  • “kalbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “kalbu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag