aḫum

Akkadian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.χum/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾaḫ-.

Noun

aḫum m (construct state aḫi, pronominal state aḫū or aḫā or aḫī, plural aḫḫū)

  1. brother
  2. colleague, associate
  3. (correlative) one another, one... the other...
    𒀀𒄷𒌝 𒀀𒄩𒄠 𒉎𒈠𒅈
    a-ḫu-um a-ḫa-am im-ma-ar
    /aḫum aḫam immar/
    one sees the other
    𒀀𒄷𒌝 𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒄭𒅎 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒊏𒂵𒄠
    a-ḫu-um a-na a-ḫi-im u₂-ul i-ra-ga-am
    /aḫum ana aḫim ul iraggam/
    one will not lay claim against the other

Alternative forms

aḫu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒄷𒌝 (a-ḫu-um)

Derived terms
  • aḫi abim (“paternal uncle”)
  • aḫi ummim (“maternal uncle”)
  • aḫum rabûm
  • aḫum ṣeḫrum

Noun

aḫum m (construct state aḫ or aḫi)

  1. arm
  2. side of a human, flank of animal, wing of an army
  3. bank, shore, side or edge of a river
  4. arm or handle of an instrument
  5. sleeve or arm-hole
  6. (first) half

Alternative forms

aḫu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒄷𒌝 (a-ḫu-um)
  • 𒀀𒄴 (a-aḫ) (construct state)

Derived terms
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