-atum

See also: atum and -átum

Akkadian

Alternative forms

-tum (after vowel or single consonant)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *-at-, from Proto-Afroasiatic *-t, *-Vt (feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic ـَة (-a) and Biblical Hebrew ־ָה (-ɔ).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /-a.tum/

Suffix

-atum (plural -ātum)

Suffix used to form feminine adjectives from masculine adjectives.
Suffix used to form feminine nouns from masculine nouns referring to people.

Derived terms

Akkadian terms suffixed with -atum