mūšum

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See also: Muş'um

Akkadian

𒈪 (mūšum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mušy- (“night”). Cognate with Arabic مَسَاء (masāʔ, “evening”) and Biblical Hebrew אֶמֶשׁ (ʾɛ́mɛš, “night, darkness”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mūšum m (construct state mūš or mūši, plural mūšū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. night, nighttime
    Synonyms: 𒈪 (mušītum), 𒆥𒋝 (līliātum), 𒇷𒈝 (līlum)
    Antonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)

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References

  • “mūšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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