erṣetu [KI : ] (n. ;
)
[Nature → Earth]
earth ; ground
1) earth ;
2) the Underworld / the Netherworld , the Realm of the Dead ;
daltu erṣeti : the door of the underworld ;
3) the ground ;
4) land , territory , a country , : a district / an area : a region ,
: a city quarter , a block / a burrough ;
5) part of the liver ;
Cf. arṣatum
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *ʾarṣ́
- Arabic : ʾarḍ أَرْض
- Syriac : ʾarʿā ܐܰܪܥܳܐ
- Hebrew : ʾareṣ אָרֶץ
- Ugaritic : ảrṣ