muḫḫum
Akkadian
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𒌋𒅗 ()
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”). Cognate with Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”) and Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈmuχ.χum/
Noun
muḫḫum m (construct state muḫḫi, pronominal state muḫḫa)
Alternative forms
- muḫḫu (non-mimated)
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References
- “muḫḫu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977