ṭābum

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-y-b
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, pleasant”). Cognate with Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib) and Biblical Hebrew טוֹב (ṭoḇ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ṭābum (feminine ṭābtum, masculine plural ṭābūtum, feminine plural ṭābātum, predicative ṭāb)

  1. pleasant, pleasing
  2. sweet
  3. fine, good, of good quality

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄭 (DUG₃)
  • 𒄭𒂵 (DUG₃.GA)
  • 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭa-bu-um)
  • 𒄭𒀀𒁍𒌝 (ṭa₃-a-bu-um)
  • 𒁕𒀀𒁍 (ṭa-a-bu)
  • 𒄭𒀀𒁍 (ṭa₃-a-bu)
  • 𒁕𒁍 (ṭa-bu)

Derived terms

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