ebbūbum

Akkadian

Root
n-b-b
1 term

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

Noun

ebbūbum m (plural ebbūbū) (Babylonian)

  1. flute, pipe

Alternative forms

  • ebbūbu (non-mimated)
  • enbūbum, embūbu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • (genitive) 𒂊𒁍𒁉𒅎 (e-bu-bi-im)
  • 𒅎𒁍𒁍 (em-bu-bu)
  • (genitive) 𒅔𒁍𒁉 (in-bu-bi)
  • ša ebbūbim (“flute player”)

Descendants

  • → Biblical Hebrew: אַבּוּב (ʔabbúḇ)
  • → Aramaic: אַבּוּבָא (ʾabbūḇā)

References

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