erbum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈer.bum/

Noun

erbum m (construct state erib, plural erbû)

  1. locust
    Synonym: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (ergilum)

Alternative forms

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