nišum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *nVš- (people). Compare Biblical Hebrew נָשִׁים (nɔším, women). Possibly related to *ʔināš- (mankind). Compare Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān, human) and Biblical Hebrew אֲנָשִׁים (ʔănɔším, men).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nišum f or m (plural nišū) (chiefly in the plural)

  1. mankind, people, human beings
  2. population, inhabitants, subjects (of a king)
  3. servants, serfs, retainers (belonging to an estate, palace, household, person, etc.)
  4. family, clan, members of a family

Usage notes

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  • This word is found mainly in the plural.

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

Derived terms

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References

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  • “nišū”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nišu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag