napṭum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Unknown. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnap.tˤum/ === Noun === napṭum m (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) naphtha ==== Alternative forms ==== napṭu (non-mimated) ==== Descendants ==== → Aramaic: נִיפְטָא (nip̄ṭā) Classical Syriac: ܢܷܦܛܳܐ (nep̄ṭā), ܢܱܦܛܳܐ (nap̄ṭā) → Arabic: نَفْط (nafṭ) (see there for further descendants) → Hebrew: נֵפְט (nep̄ṭ) → Old Persian: *naftah (see there for further descendants) → Ancient Greek: νάφθα (náphtha, “naphtha”) (see there for further descendants) → Latin: naphtha (see there for further descendants) === References === “napṭu”, 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), “napṭu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library