aḫātum

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat- (sister). Equivalent to 𒋀 (aḫum, brother) +‎ -𒀀𒌈 (-atum, feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic أُخْت(ʔuḵt) and Biblical Hebrew אָחוֹת(ʔɔḥóṯ).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

aḫātum f (plural aḫḫātum)

  1. sister

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