bēltum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *baʕlat- (“lady”). Equivalent to 𒂗 (bēlum, “lord”) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Compare Arabic بَعْلَة (baʕla) and Biblical Hebrew בַּעֲלָה (baʕălɔ́). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbeːl.tum/ === Noun === bēltum f (construct state bēlet, plural bēlētum, masculine bēlum) (from Old Akkadian on) lady, mistress female owner ==== Alternative forms ==== bēltu (non-mimated) bēletum, bēletu (poetic) bēlatum, bēlatu (Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian, El-Amarna, Boghazkeui) === References === “bēltu”, 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), “bēltu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library