ummum

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Akkadian

Root
'-m-m
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔimm- (mother). Cognate with Arabic أُمّ (ʔumm) and Biblical Hebrew אֵם (ʾem).

Pronunciation

Noun

ummum f (construct state ummi, pronominal state umma, plural ummātum)

  1. mother
    𒌝𒈨𒉌 𒀜𒋾 [ummīni atti]um-mi₃-ni at-tiYou are our mother.
  2. initial investment, capital

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References

  • “ummu”, 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) “ummu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag