edûm

Akkadian

Root
y-d-'
1 term

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew יָדַע‎ (yɔḏáʕ).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /eˈduːm/

Verb

edûm (G, e, preterite īde, participle mūdûm) (from Old Akkadian on)

to know
to be experienced, familiar with, versed in

Alternative forms

edû (non-mimated)
idûm, idû
idā'um (Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒍪 (ZU)	𒂊𒁺𒌑 (e-du-u₂) 𒄿𒁺𒌑 (i-du-u₂) 𒂊𒁺𒌋 (e-du-u)

References

“idû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “edû(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

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