guḫlum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Unknown. Probably a Semitic loanword. Compare Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) and Hebrew כָּחָל (kɔḥɔ́l). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡuχ.lum/ === Noun === guḫlum m (Standard Babylonian) kohl, antimony paste (used as eye paint) ==== Alternative forms ==== guḫlu (non-mimated) === References === “guḫlu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 5, G, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956, page 125 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “guhlu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library