lābum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *labuʔ- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic لَبُؤَة (labuʔa, “lioness”) and Biblical Hebrew לָבִיא (lɔḇíʔ, “lion”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lābum m (plural lābū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (poetic) lion
    Synonym: nēšum (“lion”)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆷𒁍𒌝 (la-bu-um)
  • 𒆷𒀊𒁍 (la-ab-bu)
  • 𒆗𒁍 (lab-bu)
  • 𒆷𒀀𒁍 (la-a-bu)
  • 𒆷𒁍𒌑 (la-bu-u₂)
  • 𒆷𒁍 (la-bu)

Derived terms

  • lābatum (“lioness”)
  • lābiš (“like a lion”)

References

  • “labbu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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