Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *baʕlat- (lady). Equivalent to 𒂗 (bēlum, lord) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Compare Arabic بَعْلَة (baʕla) and Biblical Hebrew בַּעֲלָה (baʕălɔ́).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bēltum f (construct state bēlet, plural bēlētum, masculine bēlum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. lady, mistress
  2. female owner

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References

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  • “bēltu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “bēltu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag