šalāšat

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Akkadian

Akkadian numbers (edit)
 ←  2 3 4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: šalāšat
    Ordinal: šalšum
    Multiplier: šalāšīšu
    Fractional: šuššān

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ- (three). Cognate with Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁלוֹשָׁה (šəlošɔ́).

Pronunciation

Numeral

šalāšat m (feminine absolute šalāš, masculine free form šalāštum, feminine free form šalāšum)

  1. three, 3
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “šalāš”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989