eqlum
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Akkadian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *ḥaḳl- (“field”). Cognate with Arabic حَقْل (ḥaql, “field”) and Aramaic חקלא (ḥaqlā, “field”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈeq.lum/
Noun[edit]
eqlum m (construct state eqel, plural eqlētum f) (from Old Akkadian on)
Usage notes[edit]
- The singular is feminine in Old Akkadian (and rarely in Old Babylonian).
- The plural is masculine in Nuzi.
Alternative forms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “eqlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011