elum

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See also: elûm

Akkadian[edit]

Root
'-l-y
4 terms

Etymology[edit]

Compare the preposition 𒂊𒇷 (eli, on, over).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

elum m

  1. (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, rare) top, upper side

Alternative forms[edit]

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic

Derived terms[edit]

Nzadi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.

Noun[edit]

elúm (plural elúm)

  1. tongue

Further reading[edit]

  • Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN