sīḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic شِيح (šīḥ, “Artemisia judaica”) and Biblical Hebrew שִׂיחַ (śíaḥ, “Artemisia judaica; shoot, shrub”).

Pronunciation

Noun

sīḫum m

  1. an uncertain kind of tree and its resin, possibly wormwood (Artemisia judaica)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒋛𒄿𒈝 (si-i-ḫum)
  • 𒋛𒄿𒄷 (si-i-ḫu)
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