ûm

Akkadian

Root
'-y-w
1 term

Etymology

Compare perhaps Arabic حَيّ (ḥayy, “alive”), Biblical Hebrew חַי (ḥay, “alive”) and Soqotri حي (ḥay, “abundance of green fodder”). See also 𒊺 (še'um).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈuːm/

Noun

ûm m (from Old Akkadian on)

1. barley, grain
2. grain as unit of measure
3. pine nut

Alternative forms

• û (non-mimated)
• še'um, še'u

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒊺 (ŠE)	𒌑𒌝 (u₂-um) 𒌋𒌝 (u-um)	𒊺𒌝 (ŠE-um)

References

• “še'u”, 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) “še'u(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag