"nēšum" meaning in Akkadian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈneː.ʃum/ (note: Old Babylonian) Forms: nēšū [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”) and Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”). Etymology templates: {{inh|akk|sem-pro|*naḥaš-|t=lion}} Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”), {{cog|ar|حَنَش|t=snake, viper}} Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”), {{cog|hbo|נָחָשׁ|t=snake|tr=nɔḥɔš}} Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”) Head templates: {{akk-noun|m|pl=nēšū}} nēšum m (plural nēšū), {{tlb|akk|fromOB}} (from Old Babylonian on)
  1. lion Tags: masculine Synonyms: lābum
    Sense id: en-nēšum-akk-noun-~FlIdxK7
  2. (astronomy) Leo (constellation) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (lifeform): Animals, Mammals
    Sense id: en-nēšum-akk-noun-RmuJhd6H Disambiguation of Animals: 3 97 Disambiguation of Mammals: 29 71 Categories (other): Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akkadian entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nēšu (non-mimated), 𒌨𒈤 (UR.MAḪ), 𒌨𒀀 (UR.A) (english: omens) [astronomy, natural-sciences], 𒀯𒌨𒀀 (mulUR.A) [astronomy, natural-sciences], 𒀯𒌨𒈤 (mulUR.MAȞ) [astronomy, natural-sciences], 𒉈𒋗𒌝 (ne-šu-um), 𒉌𒋗𒌝 (ne₂-šu-um), 𒉌𒂊𒋳 (ne₂-e-šum), 𒉈𒋳 (ne-šum) Derived forms: nēštum (english: lioness)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lioness",
      "word": "nēštum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*naḥaš-",
        "t": "lion"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "حَنَش",
        "t": "snake, viper"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "נָחָשׁ",
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      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”) and Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nēšū",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "pl": "nēšū"
      },
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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      "id": "en-nēšum-akk-noun-~FlIdxK7",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lābum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Astronomy",
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            "Space",
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        },
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          "_dis": "1 99",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "akk",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "akk:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "akk",
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          "orig": "akk:Mammals",
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            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
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            "Nature"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Leo (constellation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-nēšum-akk-noun-RmuJhd6H",
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Leo",
          "Leo"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) Leo (constellation)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneː.ʃum/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "non-mimated",
      "word": "nēšu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "UR.MAḪ",
      "word": "𒌨𒈤"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "omens",
      "roman": "UR.A",
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒌨𒀀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mulUR.A",
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒀀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "mulUR.MAȞ",
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒈤"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ne-šu-um",
      "word": "𒉈𒋗𒌝"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ne₂-šu-um",
      "word": "𒉌𒋗𒌝"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ne₂-e-šum",
      "word": "𒉌𒂊𒋳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "ne-šum",
      "word": "𒉈𒋳"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nēšum"
}
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    "Akkadian lemmas",
    "Akkadian masculine nouns",
    "Akkadian nouns",
    "Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on",
    "Akkadian terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Akkadian terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
    "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Akkadian terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    "akk:Mammals"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "lioness",
      "word": "nēštum"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*naḥaš-",
        "t": "lion"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "حَنَش",
        "t": "snake, viper"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hbo",
        "2": "נָחָשׁ",
        "t": "snake",
        "tr": "nɔḥɔš"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”) and Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nēšū",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "pl": "nēšū"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fromOB"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "lion"
      ],
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        [
          "lion",
          "lion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lābum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "akk:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Leo (constellation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Leo",
          "Leo"
        ]
      ],
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        "(astronomy) Leo (constellation)"
      ],
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        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈneː.ʃum/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "non-mimated",
      "word": "nēšu"
    },
    {
      "roman": "UR.MAḪ",
      "word": "𒌨𒈤"
    },
    {
      "english": "omens",
      "roman": "UR.A",
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒌨𒀀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mulUR.A",
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒀀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mulUR.MAȞ",
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒈤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ne-šu-um",
      "word": "𒉈𒋗𒌝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ne₂-šu-um",
      "word": "𒉌𒋗𒌝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ne₂-e-šum",
      "word": "𒉌𒂊𒋳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ne-šum",
      "word": "𒉈𒋳"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nēšum"
}

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