English Explanatory Dictionary

edubba

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Sumerian 'house of tablets', a place of learning where archives and literature were stored on clay tablets. A school and repository of knowledge.

Word forms

edubba edubbas

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sumerian 𒂍𒁾𒁀𒀀 (e₂-dub-ba-a /⁠edubak⁠/, “school”, literally “house of tablets”).

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