nēšum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *naḥaš- (“lion”). Cognate with Arabic حَنَش (ḥanaš, “snake, viper”) and Biblical Hebrew נָחָשׁ (nɔḥɔš, “snake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈneː.ʃum/ === Noun === nēšum m (plural nēšū) (from Old Babylonian on) lion Synonym: (poetic) lābum (“lion”) (astronomy) Leo (constellation) ==== Alternative forms ==== nēšu (non-mimated) ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “nēšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980