ayyīkiam

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒀀𒀀𒌑𒌝 (ayyum, “which”) +‎ 𒆠𒀀𒄠 (kiam, “thus, in this manner”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aj.jiː.kiam/

Adverb

ayyīkiam (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. where

Alternative forms

• ayyikâ (Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Boghazkeui, El-Amarna, Nuzi)
• ēkâ, ēkâma (Middle Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
• ēkiam (Standard Babylonian)
• ayyakam (Old Assyrian)
• ayyaka, ayyak, yaka (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀀𒀀𒄿𒆠𒀀𒄠 (a-a-i-ki-a-am) 𒀀𒀀𒄿𒅗𒀀 (a-a-i-ka-a) 𒀀𒄿𒅗𒀀 (a-i-ka-a) 𒀀𒀀𒆚 (a-a-kam₂) 𒀀𒀀𒅗 (a-a-ka) 𒂊𒅗𒀀 (e-ka-a) 𒂊𒅗𒀀𒈠 (e-ka-a-ma)

References

• “ajikīʾam”, 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) “ayyikīam”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, page 314