ergilum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḥargil- (“locust”). Cognate with Arabic حَرْجَل (ḥarjal) and Biblical Hebrew חַרְגּוֹל (ḥargól).

Pronunciation

Noun

ergilum m (plural ergilū)

  1. a type of orthopteran, possibly the bush-cricket

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (buru₅er-gi-lum)
  • 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒍮 (buru₅er-gi-ṣum)

Descendants

  • → Sumerian: 𒉅𒅕𒄀𒈝 (buru₅ir-gi-lum /⁠irgilum⁠/)
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