ṣalmu  [ALAN : , NU : , DÙL : ]  (n.)

[Religion]

1) statue, likeness (brother, god) , effigy , image , figure , picture , idol ; 2) a constellation ;

See also : uṣurtu, ṣalmu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ṣalm
• Syriac : ṣalmā  ܨܰܠܡܳܐ "image"
• Hebrew : ṣallēm  צַלֵּם "to make an image"

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