Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈠𒁕 (ma-da /⁠mada⁠/, land, country)

Logogram edit

𒈠𒁕 (MA.DA)

  1. Sumerogram of mātum (land, country)

Sumerian edit

Signs in this term
𒈠 𒁕

Etymology edit

Borrowing from Akkadian 𒈠𒀀𒌈 (mātum, country, land).

Noun edit

𒈠𒁕 (ma-da /mada/)

  1. land, country, district, territory
  2. countryside, frontier

References edit

  • 𒈠𒁕 (mada)” in ePSD2