𒌨𒈤

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒌨𒈤 (ur-maḫ /⁠urmaḫ⁠/).

Logogram

𒌨𒈤 • (UR.MAḪ)

  1. Sumerogram of urmaḫḫum (“lion”)
  2. Sumerogram of nēšum (“lion”)

Sumerian
Signs in this term
𒌨𒈤

Etymology

From 𒌨 (ur, “beast of prey”) +‎ 𒈤 (maḫ, “great”).

Noun

𒌨𒈤 • (ur-maḫ /urmaḫ/)

  1. lion
    Synonym: 𒊊 (pirig̃)
  2. figurine of a lion

References
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