idum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yad- (hand). Cognate with Arabic يَد (yad) and Biblical Hebrew יָד (yɔḏ).

Pronunciation

Noun

idum m or f (construct state idi, dual idān, plural idū m or idātum f)

  1. arm
  2. side, edge, border
  3. handle of an instrument
  4. (measurement) span, fathom
  5. bracelet
  6. wing
  7. strength

Alternative forms

idū (non-mimated form)

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