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*lVḫVm- - kind of large aquatic animal
(SED II No. 145)
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Akkadian
laḫmu
- a mythical sea-monster
(CAD L 41, AHw. 528)
See most recently Kogan 2011:212.
Arabic
luḫm-
- species piscis marini, i.q. kawsay
(Fr. IV 95, Dozy 2 531, TA 33 411–412)
Daṯ. laḫam ‘requin’ (GD 2625), Yem. luḫam, laḫam ‘shark’ (Piamenta 445).
See also Fronzaroli 1971: 615; SED II No. 145; Kogan 2011: 212
Mehri
əwḫáym
- shark
(ML 259)
ML 259: əwzáym — certainly a misprint for əwḫáym
Jibbali
lḫum
- shark
(JL 167)
Harsusi
léḫem
- shark
(HL 86)