rubûm

Akkadian
Root
r-b-'
3 terms

Etymology

From 𒃲 (rabûm, “to be big”). Cognate with Arabic رَبَا‎ (rabā, “to grow, increase”) and Biblical Hebrew רָבָה‎ (rɔḇɔ́, “to be great, increase”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rubûm m (base rubā, plural rubû) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. prince
  2. (Old Assyrian) king, ruler
  3. nobleman, important/influential person

Alternative forms
  • rubû (non-mimated)
  • rubā'um, rubā'u (Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉣 (NUN)
  • 𒇽𒉣 (LU₂.NUN)
  • 𒈗 (LUGAL) (Old Assyrian)
  • 𒊒𒁍𒌝 (ru-bu-um)
  • 𒊒𒁍𒌑 (ru-bu-u₂)

Derived terms

References
  • “rubû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “rubû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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