| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: |  pl. |
| DEFINITION: | To be(come) late, do later, answer. 1. Assurbanipal, from Akkadian a ur-b ni-apli, Ashur (is) the creator of the heir, from apli, genitive of aplu, heir, from aplu, to be(come) late, come later, come after (bni, creator; see bny). 2. Tiglathpileser, from Hebrew tiglat pileser, from Akkadian tukult -apil-earra, my trusted one (is) the heir of Esharra (the main temple of the god Ashur in the Assyrian religious capital of Assur; the “heir of Esharra” is the god Ashur), from aplu, heir (see above; tukult, my trusted one; see wkl). |
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