𒃢

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic كَبْش‎ (kabš, “tup,wether”), Hebrew כֶּבֶשׂ‎ (kéves, “sheep”), Classical Syriac ככשא‎ (kakhšā, “lamb”), Aramaic כבשא‎ (kabšā, “ram”), and Phoenician 𐤊𐤁𐤔‎ (kbš, “sheep”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Babylonian) /kab.sum/
IPA^(key): (Middle Babylonian) /kab.su/

Noun

𒃢 (SILA₄ /kabsu/) m

a young (male) sheep

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