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Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *māy- (water). Cognate with Arabic مَاء (māʔ) and Biblical Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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 m pl

  1. water
    𒈬𒌑 𒂊𒇷 𒆠𒊭𒀜 𒈾𒊑𒅎 𒅋𒇷𒆪
    [ eli kišād nārim illikū]
    mu-u₂ e-li ki-ša-ad na-ri-im il-li-ku
    The water flowed over the bank of the river.
  2. liquid, fluid matter
  3. (ornament) wavy line

Alternative forms

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  • māʾū (Old Akkadian and Old Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
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French

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /my/
  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Participle

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(feminine mue, masculine plural mus, feminine plural mues)

  1. past participle of mouvoir