zubbum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏbb, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ðuṗṗ. Cognate with Arabic ذُبَاب (ḏubāb) and Biblical Hebrew זְבוּב (zə̆ḇúḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈzub.bum/

Noun

zubbum m (construct state zubbi, plural zubbū)

1. fly

Alternative forms

• zubbu (non-mimated)
• zumbum, zumbu (non-mimated)
• subbum, subbu (non-mimated)
• zunbu (Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉏 (NIM)	𒍪𒌝𒁍 (zu-um-bu) 𒍪𒌦𒁍 (zu-un-bu)