šamnum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamn- (“fat”). Cognate with Arabic سَمْن‎ (samn, “ghee”) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁמֶן‎ (šɛ́mɛn, “oil”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šamnum m (construct state šaman) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. oil, fat, cream

Alternative forms
  • šamnu (non-mimated)
  • šamanu (Neo-Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊭𒄠𒉡𒌝 (ša-am-nu-um)

Derived terms

References
  • “šamnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
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