ḫassū

Akkadian

Etymology

The Akkadian translation of this word is based on Classical Syriac ܚܣܬܐ (ḥastā, “lettuce”). Considered either a loanword in Sumerian (see 𒄭𒊬 (ḫisar /⁠ḫiz⁠/, “lettuce”) or a Kulturwort. Cognate with Arabic خَسّ (ḵass) and Hebrew חַסָּה (ḥassɔ).

Pronunciation

Noun

ḫassū m pl (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. lettuce
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌑𒄭𒄑𒊬 (U₂.ḪI.IS.SAR)
  • 𒄩𒊍𒋢 (ḫa-as-su)
  • 𒋻𒋢 (ḫas-su)

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