lītum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *layʾ-at- ~ laʾay-at- (“cow”). Equivalent to 𒄞 (lûm, “bull”) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic لَآة (laʔāh, “wild cow”) and Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (leʔɔ́).

Pronunciation

Noun

lītum f (construct state līt or līti, plural liātum)

  1. cow
  2. (in the plural) bovines (of both sexes and all ages)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀖 (AB₂)
  • (plural) 𒀖𒄞𒄭𒀀 (AB₂.GUD.ḪI.A)
  • 𒀖𒌈 (lit-tum)
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