šēlebu  [KA₅.A : ]  (n. ; also : šēlubu , šellebu)

[Animals]

1) fox (fables, proverbs, similes) 2) (proper name) 3) [MUL.KA₅.A] : star "g" of Ursa Major 4) (kind of fish) 5) (kind of bird or locust)

See also : šēlebūtu, šēlabiš, karānu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*θaʿlab
• Arabic : θaʿlab  ثَعْلَب
• Syriac : taʿlā  ܬ݁ܰܥܠܳܐ
• Hebrew : šūʿāl  שׁוּעָל
• Ugaritic : θʿlb  

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