idum

Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Cognate with Arabic يَد (yad) and Biblical Hebrew יָד (yɔḏ).

Pronunciation edit

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.dum/

Noun edit

idum m or f (construct state idi, dual idān, plural idū m or idātum f)

arm
side, edge, border
handle of an instrument
(measurement) span, fathom
bracelet
wing
strength

Alternative forms edit

idū (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒀉 (A₂) 𒁕 (DA)	𒄿𒁺𒌝 (i-du-um) 𒄿𒌈 (i-dum) 𒄿𒁺 (i-du)

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