Adûnaic

sulum

noun. mast

A noun translated “mast” illustrating the development of Primitive Adûnaic palatals, or c-series (SD/419). This example may also be related to the draft (?Adûnaic) name for the Pillar of Heaven Meneltyūlā, which contains a word much like the cognate of sulum: Q. tyulma.

Cognates

  • ᴹQ. tyulma “mast” ✧ SD/419

Derivations

  • ᴹ✶tyulmā “mast” ✧ SD/419
    • ᴹ√TYUL “stand up (straight), stand up (straight); [ᴱ√] tall” ✧ Ety/TYUL

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴹ✶kyulumā > sulum[culum] > [sulum]✧ SD/419