talmīdum
Akkadian
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Etymology
From 𒍪 (lamādum, “to learn”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /talˈmiː.dum/
Noun
talmīdum m (plural talmīdū or talmīdānu, feminine talmīttu) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian, Mari)
- apprentice, student
- (lexical) a type of plow
Alternative forms
- talmīdu (non-mimated)
- talmēdum, talmēdu
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Descendants
- → Biblical Hebrew: תַּלְמִיד (talmíḏ)
- → Arabic: تِلْمِيذ (tilmīḏ)
- → Aramaic: תַּלְמִידָא (talmīḏā)
- → Ge'ez: ተልሚድ (tälmid)
- → Classical Syriac: ܬܠܡܝܕܐ (talmīḏā)
References
- “talmīdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “talmīdu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library