aḫûm

Akkadian

Etymology

aḫum (“side”) +‎ -ī (nisba suffix)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈχuːm/

Adjective

aḫûm (base aḫī, feminine aḫītum, masculine plural aḫûtum, feminine plural aḫiātum)

  1. foreign, outsider, alien
    𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒀀𒄷𒌝 𒄿𒋼𒁉𒈠 𒄿𒈾 𒆪𒍣 𒈗𒁴 𒍑𒊭𒀊
    a-wi-lum a-ḫu-um i-te-be-ma i-na ku-si₂ LUGAL-tim uš-ša-ab
    /awīlum aḫûm itebbē-ma ina kussi šarrūtim uššab/
    A foreign man will appear and sit on the throne of kingship.
  2. hostile
  3. unusual, strange, abnormal
  4. additional, extraordinary

Noun

aḫûm m (plural aḫû)

  1. stranger, foreigner, outisider

Alternative forms

aḫû (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒀀𒄷𒌝 (a-ḫu-um)
  • 𒀀𒄷𒌑 (a-ḫu-u₂)
  • 𒁇𒌑 (BAR-u₂)

Derived terms
  • aḫītum (“additional payment; misfortune”)
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