ellum

See also: -ellum

English

Noun

ellum (plural ellums)

  1. Pronunciation spelling of elm.

Akkadian
Root
'-l-l
1 term

Etymology

Unknown. The hypothesis of a borrowing from Proto-Dravidian *eḷ (“sesame”, compare Tamil எள் (eḷ), Malayalam എള്ള് (eḷḷŭ)) has also been made.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ellum (base el, feminine elletum, masculine plural ellūtum, feminine plural ellētum) (from Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian on)

  1. verbal adjective of elēlum (“to become pure”):
    1. clean, pure
    2. holy, sacred
    3. free, noble (as social class)

Alternative forms
  • allum
  • allu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂖𒈝 (el-lum)
  • 𒂊𒂖𒇻𒌝 (e-el-lu-um)
  • 𒂖𒇻 (el-lu)

Noun

ellum m

  1. sesame oil of a specific quality, a good sesame oil

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂖𒈝 (el-lum)
  • 𒂖𒇻 (el-lu)

Latin

Contraction

ellum

  1. Contraction of ecce illum.

References
  • “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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