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Akkadian
parīsu - picket, plank
(CAD P 186, AHw. 833)
Var. parissu, parrisu. No etymology can be suggested. A derivation from
parāsu
‘to cut’ cannot be ruled out, but it is hard to demonstrate conclusively.