sīḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsiː.χum/

Noun

sīḫum m

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

Alternative forms
  • sīḫu (non-mimated)
  • šīḫum, šīḫu (non-mimated)
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒋛𒄿𒈝 (si-i-ḫum)
  • 𒋛𒄿𒄷 (si-i-ḫu)
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