le'ûm

See also: lē'um

Akkadian

Root
l-'-y
1 term

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎍𐎀𐎐 (lản, “power”).

Pronunciation

Verb

le'ûm (G, i, durative ile''i, perfect ilte'i, preterite ilē, imperative li'i) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. to be able, master, be an expert, understand
  2. to win, overpower someone, be more powerful

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒍪 (ZU)
  • (in personal names) 𒀉𒃲 (A₂.GAL)
  • (in personal names) 𒁕 (DA)
  • 𒇷𒂊𒌑 (le-e-u₂)
  • 𒇷𒀪𒌑 (le-'-u₂)
  • 𒇷𒀪𒌋 (le-'-u)
  • 𒇷𒂊𒄷𒌝 (le-e-'u₅-um)

References

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