rēšum
Akkadian
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Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *raʔš- (“head”). Cognate with Arabic رَأْس (raʔs) and Biblical Hebrew רֹאשׁ (roʔš).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈreː.ʃum/
Noun
[edit]rēšum m (plural rēšū)
- head
- servant, slave
- top, summit
- beginning
- 𒊑𒌍 𒊭𒀜𒁴 [rēš šattim] ― re-eš ša-at-tim ― the beginning of the year
- first installment, original amount, capital assets
- first rank
- first quality
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Derived terms
[edit]- rēštum (“beginning”)