akkû

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔak- (“awl, raven, volture”). Cognate with Hebrew אוֹחַ‎ (ʔóaḥ, “eagle owl”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /akˈkuː/

Noun

akkû m

(Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) a type of owl

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
𒀝𒆪𒌑 (ak-ku-u₂)

References

“akkû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964

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