šalgum

Akkadian

Root
š-l-g
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalg- (snow). Cognate with Arabic ثَلْج (ṯalj) and Biblical Hebrew שֶׁלֶג (šɛ́lɛḡ).

Pronunciation

Noun

šalgum m (Old Babylonian, Mari, Standard Babylonian)

  1. snow, sleet

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒊭𒀠𒄖𒌝 (ša-al-gu-um)
  • 𒊩𒄖 (šal-gu)
  • 𒊭𒀠𒄖 (ša-al-gu)
  • (accusative) 𒊭𒀠𒂵𒄠 (ša-al-ga-am)

Derived terms

  • šalāgum (to snow)

References