ḫūdum
Akkadian edit
| Root |
|---|
| ḫ-d-w |
| 2 terms |
Etymology edit
From 𒄾 (ḫadûm, “to be happy, rejoice”). Compare Biblical Hebrew חֶדְוָה (ḥɛḏwɔ́, “joy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈχuː.dum/
Noun edit
ḫūdum m (from Old Babylonian on)
- joy, happyness
- 𒄷𒌓 𒊮 [ḫūd libbim] ― ḫu-ud ŠA₃ ― joy
- satisfaction, contentment
- (law) of one's own free will
- 𒄿𒈾 𒄷𒌓 𒊮𒋗𒉡 [ina ḫūd libbīšunu] ― i-na ḫu-ud ŠA₃-šu-nu ― of their own free will
Alternative forms edit
- ḫūdu (non-mimated)
- ḫudû (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)
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References edit
- “ḫūdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ḫūdu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag