mītum

Akkadian

Root
m-w-t
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit) and Biblical Hebrew מֵת (méṯ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mītum (feminine mīttum, masculine plural mītūtum, feminine plural mītātum, predicative mīt) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of 𒁁 (mâtum): dead

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁁 (UŠ₂)
  • 𒁀𒁁 (BA.UŠ₂)
  • (Neo-Babylonian) 𒃵 (GAM)
  • 𒈪𒄿𒌈 (mi-i-tum)
  • 𒈪𒂊𒌈 (mi-e-tum)
  • 𒈪𒄿𒌅 (mi-i-tu)
  • 𒈪𒂊𒌅 (mi-e-tu)

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