idum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Cognate with Arabic يَد (yad) and Biblical Hebrew יָד (yɔḏ).

Pronunciation

Noun

idum m or f (construct state idi, dual idān, plural idū m or idātum f)

  1. arm
  2. side, edge, border
  3. handle of an instrument
  4. (measurement) span, fathom
  5. bracelet
  6. wing
  7. strength

Alternative forms

idū (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄿𒁺𒌝 (i-du-um)
  • 𒄿𒌈 (i-dum)
  • 𒄿𒁺 (i-du)
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