nišum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nVš- (“people”). Compare Biblical Hebrew נָשִׁים (nɔším, “women”). Possibly related to *ʔināš- (“mankind”). Compare Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān, “human”) and Biblical Hebrew אֲנָשִׁים (ʔănɔším, “men”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nišum f or m (plural nišū) (chiefly in the plural)

  1. mankind, people, human beings
  2. population, inhabitants, subjects (of a king)
  3. servants, serfs, retainers (belonging to an estate, palace, household, person, etc.)
  4. family, clan, members of a family

Usage notes

  • This word is found mainly in the plural.

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References

  • “nišū”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nišu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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