šīpātum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ŝVp- (“tuft of hair”). Cognate with Arabic شَعْفة (šaʕfa, “a lock of hair”) and Biblical Hebrew שָׂפָם (śɔp̄ɔ́m, “moustache”), probably formed from שָׂפָה (“lip”) +‎ ־ם (-m, suffix). Compare also Arabic صُوف (ṣūf, “wool”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃiːˈpaː.tum/ === Noun === šīpātum f pl (from Old Akkadian on) wool, fleece 𒊺 𒉌𒄑 𒅇 𒅆𒉺𒌈 [ûm šamnum u šīpātum] ― ŠE I₃.GIŠ u₃ ši-pa-tum ― grain, oil and wool ==== Alternative forms ==== šīpātu (non-mimated) šūpātu (occasionally) šāptum (Old Assyrian) === References === “šipātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “šīpātu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library