bābum

Akkadian

Etymology

    Cognate with Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    bābum m (plural bābū m or bābātum f)

    1. door, gate, opening
    2. city quarter

    Alternative forms

    • bābu (non-mimate)
    Cuneiform spellings
    Logograms Phonetic
    • 𒁀𒁍𒌝 (ba-bu-um)
    • 𒁀𒀀𒁍 (ba-a-bu)
    • bāb ēkallim (“umbilical fissure”)
    • Bābilim (“Babylon”)

    Descendants

    • Aramaic: 𐡁𐡁𐡀 (bbʾ /⁠bāḇāʾ⁠/) / בבא (bāḇāʾ)
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