warḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

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

Noun

warḫum m (construct state waraḫ, plural warḫum)

  1. moon
  2. new moon (first day of the month)
  3. month

Alternative forms
  • warḫu (non-mimated)
  • arḫum, arḫu (non-mimated)
  • urḫum, urḫu (non-mimated, Ass.)
  • barḫum, barḫu (non-mimated, OB)
Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒌗 (ITI, ITU)
  • 𒌗𒁹𒄰 (ITI.1.KAM)
  • 𒌗𒄰 (ITI.KAM) (OA)
  • 𒀖 (AB₂) (NB, astronomy)
  • 𒉿𒅈𒄷𒌝 (wa-ar-ḫu-um)
  • 𒅈𒄷 (ar-ḫu)

Derived terms
  • warḫišam
  • warḫītum
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