𒃢
Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Arabic كَبْش (kabš, “tup,wether”), Hebrew כֶּבֶשׂ (kéves, “sheep”), Classical Syriac ככשא (kakhšā, “lamb”), Aramaic כבשא (kabšā, “ram”), and Phoenician 𐤊𐤁𐤔 (kbš, “sheep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Old Babylonian) /kab.sum/
- IPA(key): (Middle Babylonian) /kab.su/
Noun
𒃢 (SILA₄ /kabsu/) m
- a young (male) sheep