abullum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Unknown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈbul.lum/ === Noun === abullum f (construct state abul, pronominal state abulla, plural abullātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) entrance gate (of a city, building or building complex) ==== Alternative forms ==== abullu (non-mimated) ==== Descendants ==== → Aramaic: אַבּוּלָא (ʾabbûlā, “city gate; portico, entryway”) → Biblical Hebrew: אַבּוּל (ʔabbúl, “arcade, gateway”) → Israeli Hebrew: אַבּוּל (abúl, “arcade, gateway”) === References === “abullu”, 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), “abullu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library