iṣṣūru [MUŠEN : ] (n.)
[Animals → Birds]
1) a bird wild or tame :;
bīt iṣṣūru : a poultry house / a hen-coop ;
šammi iṣṣūru : the name of a plant ;
aban iṣṣūru : the name of a stone / a mineral ;
2) : a bird-shaped vessel ;
3) divination : (feature of entrails) ;
4) iṣṣūru rabû : [MUŠEN.GAL :
] : a duck ;
5) iṣṣūru šāri : a "wind-bird" / a weathercock ;
See also : iṣṣūrtu, iṣṣūru rabiu, iṣṣūr ṣēri, iṣṣūr ḫurri, iṣṣūr tānti
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *ʿaṣūr
- Ugaritic : ʿṣr