šamnum

Akkadian

Etymology

    From Proto-Semitic *šamn- (“fat”). Cognate with Arabic سَمْن (samn, “ghee”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁמֶן (šɛ́mɛn, “oil”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃam.num/

    Noun

    šamnum m (construct state šaman) (from Old Akkadian on)

    1. oil, fat, cream

    Alternative forms

    Cuneiform spellings
    Logograms Phonetic
    • 𒊭𒄠𒉡𒌝 (ša-am-nu-um)

    Derived terms

    References

    • “šamnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
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