bakûm

Akkadian

Root
b-k-y
1 term

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic بَكَى (bakā) and Biblical Hebrew בָּכָה (bɔḵɔ́).

Pronunciation

Verb

bakûm (G, i, durative ibakki, perfect ibtaki, preterite ibki, imperative biki) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. to weep, shed tears
    Antonym: 𒍢𒀀𒄷𒌝 (ṣiāḫum, “to laugh”)
  2. to wail, mourn
  3. to howl

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒅆 (IR₂, ER₂)
  • 𒁀𒆪𒌑𒌝 (ba-ku-u₂-um)
  • 𒁀𒆪𒌑 (ba-ku-u₂)
  • 𒁀𒆪𒌋 (ba-ku-u)

References

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