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- Sumerian · learned borrowing from𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀“school”
- English todayedubba
Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (e₂-dub-ba-a /edubak/, “school”, literally “house of tablets”).
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edubba
Today it means: A Sumerian 'house of tablets', a place of learning where archives and literature were stored on clay tablets. A school and repository of knowledge. Full definition →
Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀