Akkadian

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Root
y-d-'
1 term

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *wadaʕ- (to know). Cognate with Arabic وَدَعَ (wadaʕa, to place, leave) and Biblical Hebrew יָדַע (yɔḏáʕ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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edûm (G, e, preterite īde) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to know
    𒋼𒈬𒌝 𒋳𒈠 𒌑𒍪𒌝 𒋳𒈠 𒋗𒌒𒊏𒄠 𒇻 𒄿𒁲
    [kī ṭēmum šumma uzzum šumma nēḫtum šupram-ma lū īde.]
    ṭe₄-mu-um šum-ma u₂-zu-um šum-ma ne-eḫ-tum šu-up-ra-am lu i-de
    Write to me and let me know if that mood is one of anger or pacification.
  2. to be experienced, familiar with, versed in

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References

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  • “idû”, 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) “edû(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag