Sumerian

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Signs in this term
𒀀 𒀭
Alternative forms of
/am/
𒀭 (am₆)
(Old Sumerian)

Etymology 1

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Reconstructed as being derived from *ame (vocalic prefix /a/ + independent copula /me/), through the dropping of the final vowel and cliticization.

Verb

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𒀀𒀭 (am₃ /am/)

  1. (From Old Akkadian on) third-person singular enclitic form of 𒈨 (me, to be)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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𒀀𒀭 (šeg̃₃ /šeg̃/)

  1. to rain

References

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𒀀𒀭 (šeŋ)” in ePSD2