mūšum

AkkadianEdit

 
𒈪 (mūšum)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Semitic *mušy- (night). Cognate with Arabic مَسَاء(masāʔ, evening) and Biblical Hebrew אֶמֶשׁ(ʾɛ́mɛš, night, darkness).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

mūšum m (construct state mūš or mūši, plural mūšū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. night, nighttime
    Synonyms: 𒈪 (mušītum), 𒆥𒋝 (līliātum), 𒇷𒈝 (līlum)
    Antonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)

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ReferencesEdit

  • mūšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns