birkum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *birk- (“knee”). Cognate with Arabic بَرَكَ (baraka, “to kneel”), رُكْبَة (rukba, “knee”) and Biblical Hebrew בֶּרֶךְ (bɛ́rɛḵ, “knee”).

Pronunciation

Noun

birkum m (construct state birki, pronominal state birka, plural birkū)

  1. knee
  2. lap
  3. euphemism for male or female genitals

Alternative forms

  • birku (non-mimated form)
  • burkum, burku (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁉𒅕𒆪𒌝 (bi-ir-ku-um)
  • bēl birkim (“runner, henchman”)

See also

  • 𒇿 (pagrum, “body”)
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