ellum

See also: -ellum

English

Noun

ellum

  1. Pronunciation spelling of elm.

Akkadian
Root
'-l-l
1 term

Pronunciation

Adjective

ellum (feminine elletum, masculine plural ellūtum, feminine plural ellētum, predicative el) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. verbal adjective of elēlum (“to become pure”):
    1. clean, pure
    2. holy, sacred
    3. free, noble (as social class)
Alternative forms
  • allum
  • allu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂖𒈝 (el-lum)
  • 𒂊𒂖𒇻𒌝 (e-el-lu-um)
  • 𒂖𒇻 (el-lu)

Etymology 2

Unknown. The hypothesis of a borrowing from Proto-South Dravidian I *eḷ (“sesame”, compare Tamil எள் (eḷ), Kannada ಎಳ್ಳು (eḷḷu)) has also been made.

Noun

ellum m

  1. sesame oil of a specific quality, a good sesame oil
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂖𒈝 (el-lum)
  • 𒂖𒇻 (el-lu)

Latin

Contraction

ellum

  1. Contraction of ecce illum.

References
  • “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “ellum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ellum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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