bēltum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baʕlat- (“lady”). Equivalent to 𒂗 (bēlum, “lord”) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Compare Arabic بَعْلَة‎ (baʕla) and Biblical Hebrew בַּעֲלָה‎ (baʕălɔ́).

Pronunciation

Noun

bēltum f (construct state bēlet, plural bēlētum, masculine bēlum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. lady, mistress
  2. female owner

Alternative forms
  • bēltu (non-mimated)
  • bēletum, bēletu (poetic)
  • bēlatum, bēlatu (Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, El-Amarna, Boghazkeui)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁁𒂖𒌈 (be-el-tum)
  • 𒁁𒂖𒌅𒌝 (be-el-tu-um)
  • 𒁁𒂖𒌅 (be-el-tu)
  • 𒁁𒂖𒌓 (be-el-tu₂)
  • 𒁁𒇷𒌈 (be-le-tum) (plural)
  • 𒁁𒇷𒀉 (be-le-et) (construct state)
  • 𒁁𒀖 (be-let) (construct state)

References
  • “bēltu”, 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), “bēltu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.