𒌨𒈤

Akkadian

𒌨𒈤

Noun

𒌨𒈤 (nēšu or urmahhu)

[UR.MAḪ]

lion
- 1878, Robert Kennaway Douglas, "China" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. V, p. 655:
  Again, 𒌨 is used in the same way as the determinative for all carnivorous animals. Thus, for instance, 𒌨𒌆 is “a dog,” and 𒌨𒈤 is “a lion.”

Synonyms

𒌨

References

ePSD

Sumerian

𒌨𒈤

Etymology

From 𒌨 + 𒈤

Noun

𒌨𒈤 (UR.MAḪ)

lion

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