īkum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒂊 (eg₂, “levee”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈiː.kum/

Noun

īkum m (plural īkū)

1. dyke, ditch
2. plot of land surrounded by a dyke

Alternative forms

• īku (non-mimated form)
• ēkum, ēku
• īgum, īgu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂊 (E)	𒄿𒆪𒌝 (i-ku-um) 𒄿𒆪 (i-ku)

Derived terms

• īkiš

 

Related terms

• bīt īkim