zību

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏiʔb- (“wolf”). Cognate with Arabic ذِئْب (ḏiʔb) and Biblical Hebrew זְאֵב (zəʾeḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈziː.bu/

Noun

zību m

  1. jackal
  2. (also with determinative 𒄷 (mušen)) vulture

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍣𒄿𒁍 (zi-i-bu)
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