šalāšat

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

←  2	3	4  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: šalāšat     Ordinal: šalšum     Multiplier: šalāšīšu     Fractional: šuššān

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯalāṯ- (“three”). Cognate with Arabic ثَلَاثَة (ṯalāṯa) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁלוֹשָׁה (šəlošɔ́).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ʃaˈlaː.ʃat/

Numeral

šalāšat m (feminine absolute šalāš, masculine free form šalāštum, feminine free form šalāšum)

1. three, 3

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒐈 (EŠ₅)	𒊭𒇲𒊭𒀜 (ša-la₂-ša-at) 𒊭𒆷𒀾 (ša-la-aš₂)

References

• “šalāš”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989