pûm

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *pay- (mouth). Cognate with Arabic فَم (fam) and Biblical Hebrew פֶּה ().

Noun

pûm m (base or , construct state , pronominal state , plural pâtum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. mouth
  2. word(s), utterance, speech, command
  3. mind, mood, opinion
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅗 (KA)
  • (Ras Sharma, Boghazkeui) 𒆇 (KA×U)
  • (Standard Babylonian) 𒊩𒇬 (MURUB₂)
  • 𒁍𒌑𒌝 (pu-u₂-um)
  • ana pîm
  • ana pī
  • ina pîm
  • piam epēšum
  • piam šakānum
  • ša pī
  • ṣīt pîm

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

pûm m (base , plural ) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. chaff, husks, stubble
Usage notes

Often used in the plural.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅔𒇧𒇧 (IN.BUL.BUL)
  • 𒊺𒅔𒇧𒇧 (ŠE.IN.BUL.BUL)
  • 𒁍𒌑 (pu-u₂)
  • 𒁍𒌋 (pu-u)

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