ṭābum

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-y-b
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, pleasant”). Cognate with Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib) and Biblical Hebrew טוֹב (ṭoḇ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈtˤaː.bum/

Adjective

ṭābum (feminine ṭābtum, masculine plural ṭābūtum, feminine plural ṭābātum, predicative ṭāb)

1. pleasant, pleasing
2. sweet
3. fine, good, of good quality

Alternative forms

• ṭābu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄭 (DUG₃) 𒄭𒂵 (DUG₃.GA)	𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭa-bu-um) 𒄭𒀀𒁍𒌝 (ṭa₃-a-bu-um) 𒁕𒀀𒁍 (ṭa-a-bu) 𒄭𒀀𒁍 (ṭa₃-a-bu) 𒁕𒁍 (ṭa-bu)

Derived terms

• ṭābātum (“vinegar”)