ṭīdum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭīn- (clay). Cognate with Arabic طِين (ṭīn, mud) and Biblical Hebrew טִיט (ṭiṭ, mud, clay).

Pronunciation

Noun

ṭīdum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. mud, clay

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁲𒁺𒌝 (ṭi-du-um)
  • 𒁲𒄿𒁺 (ṭi-i-du)
  • 𒁲𒁺 (ṭi-du)

Derived terms

  • ṭīdiš (into clay)

References