malāḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /maˈlaː.χum/

Noun

malāḫum m (plural malāḫū) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. sailor, shipwright

Alternative forms

• malāḫu (non-mimated)
• malaḫḫu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈣𒁻 (MA₂.LAḪ₄) 𒈣𒁺𒁺 (MA₂.LAḪ₅) 𒇽𒈣𒁻 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₄) 𒇽𒈣𒁺𒁺 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₅)	𒈠𒆷𒄷𒌝 (ma-la-ḫu-um) 𒈠𒆷𒈝 (ma-la-ḫum) 𒈠𒆷𒄷 (ma-la-ḫu)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā) / ܡܰܠܴܚܳܐ (mallāḥā)
  • → Arabic: مَلَّاح (mallāḥ)
• → Hebrew: מַלָּח (mallā́ḥ)

References

• “malāḫum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977