"nēšum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Akkadian]

IPA: /ˈneː.ʃum/ (note: Old Babylonian) Forms: nēšū [plural], nēšu [alternative]
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
    Sense id: en-nēšum-akk-noun-RmuJhd6H Categories (other): Astronomy, Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Mammals Disambiguation of Akkadian entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Animals: 5 95 Disambiguation of Mammals: 30 70 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nēštum (english: lioness)
Coordinate_terms: 𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷 (agrum), 𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾 (alû), 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (māšum), 𒀯𒀠𒈜 (alluttum), 𒀯𒌨𒈤 (nēšum), 𒀯𒀊𒉆 (šer'um), 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (zibānītum), 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqiqīpum), 𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕 (pabilsag), 𒀯𒋦𒈧 (suḫurmāšu), 𒀯𒄖𒆷 (sinuntu), 𒀯𒆲𒎌 (zibbātu)
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "agrum",
      "word": "𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "alû",
      "word": "𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "māšum",
      "word": "𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "alluttum",
      "word": "𒀯𒀠𒈜"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "nēšum",
      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒈤"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "šer'um",
      "word": "𒀯𒀊𒉆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zibānītum",
      "word": "𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zuqiqīpum",
      "word": "𒀯𒄈𒋰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pabilsag",
      "word": "𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "suḫurmāšu",
      "word": "𒀯𒋦𒈧"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "sinuntu",
      "word": "𒀯𒄖𒆷"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "zibbātu",
      "word": "𒀯𒆲𒎌"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "lioness",
      "word": "nēštum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nēšu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "pl": "nēšū"
      },
      "expansion": "nēšum m (plural nēšū)",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOB"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lion"
      ],
      "id": "en-nēšum-akk-noun-~FlIdxK7",
      "links": [
        [
          "lion",
          "lion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lābum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "akk",
          "name": "Astronomy",
          "orig": "akk:Astronomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 97",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 95",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "akk",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "akk:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 70",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "akk",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "akk:Mammals",
          "parents": [],
          "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nēšum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
    "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",
    "akk:Animals",
    "akk:Mammals"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "roman": "agrum",
      "word": "𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "alû",
      "word": "𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "māšum",
      "word": "𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀"
    },
    {
      "roman": "alluttum",
      "word": "𒀯𒀠𒈜"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nēšum",
      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒈤"
    },
    {
      "roman": "šer'um",
      "word": "𒀯𒀊𒉆"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zibānītum",
      "word": "𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zuqiqīpum",
      "word": "𒀯𒄈𒋰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pabilsag",
      "word": "𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "suḫurmāšu",
      "word": "𒀯𒋦𒈧"
    },
    {
      "roman": "sinuntu",
      "word": "𒀯𒄖𒆷"
    },
    {
      "roman": "zibbātu",
      "word": "𒀯𒆲𒎌"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "lioness",
      "word": "nēštum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nēšu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "pl": "nēšū"
      },
      "expansion": "nēšum m (plural nēšū)",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOB"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lion",
          "lion"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lābum"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "akk:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Leo (constellation)"
      ],
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nēšum"
}

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