abullum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

abullum f (construct state abul, pronominal state abulla, plural abullฤtum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. entrance gate (of a city, building or building complex)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’€€๐’๐’ŒŒ๐’ˆ (a-bu-ul-lum)
  • ๐’€€๐’‡ง๐’ˆ (a-bul-lum)
  • ๐’€€๐’๐’ŒŒ๐’‡ป (a-bu-ul-lu)
  • (construct state) ๐’€€๐’๐’ŒŒ (a-bu-ul)

Descendants

  • โ†’ Aramaic: ืึทื‘ึผื•ึผืœึธื (สพabbรปlฤ, โ€œcity gate; portico, entrywayโ€)
    • โ†’ Biblical Hebrew: ืึทื‘ึผื•ึผืœ (ส”abbรบl, โ€œarcade, gatewayโ€)
      • โ†’ Israeli Hebrew: ืึทื‘ึผื•ึผืœ (abรบl, โ€œarcade, gatewayโ€)

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