rēšum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *raʾš-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈreː.ʃum/

Noun

rēšum m (plural rēšū)

  1. head
  2. servant, slave
  3. top, summit
  4. beginning
  5. first installment, original amount, capital assets
  6. first rank
  7. first quality

Alternative forms
  • rēšu (non-mimated form)
  • rāšum (rarely), rāšu (non-mimated form; rarely)
Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒊕 (SAG)
  • 𒊕𒎌 (SAG.MEŠ) (plural)
  • 𒊑𒂊𒋳 (re-e-šum)
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