sīḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic شِيح (šīḥ, “Artemisia judaica”) and Biblical Hebrew שִׂיחַ (śíaḥ, “Artemisia judaica; shoot, shrub”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiː.χum/

Noun

sīḫum m

1. an uncertain kind of tree and its resin, possibly wormwood (Artemisia judaica)

Alternative forms

• sīḫu (non-mimated)
• šīḫum, šīḫu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒋛𒄿𒈝 (si-i-ḫum) 𒋛𒄿𒄷 (si-i-ḫu)