elûm

Akkadian
Root
'-l-y
4 terms

Etymology 1

𒂊𒈝 (elum, “top”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

elûm (feminine elītum, masculine plural elûtum, feminine plural eliātum, predicative elī)

  1. upper
    Antonym: 𒆠𒋫 (šaplûm, “lower”)
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒇻𒌑𒌝 (e-lu-u₂-um)
  • 𒂊𒇷𒌝 (e-li-um)
  • 𒂊𒇻𒌑 (e-lu-u₂)
Akkadian terms suffixed with -ī

Etymology 2

Compare the verb elûm (“to go up, arise”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

elûm (feminine elītum, masculine plural elûtum, feminine plural eliātum, predicative eli)

  1. tall, high
  2. exalted, proud
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀭 (AN)
  • 𒀭𒋫 (AN.TA)
  • 𒂊𒇻𒌑𒌝 (e-lu-u₂-um)
  • 𒂊𒇷𒌝 (e-li-um)
  • 𒂊𒇻𒌑 (e-lu-u₂)

Etymology 3

Compare the preposition eli (“on, over”). Cognate with Arabic عَلَى (ʕalā, “to climb”) and Biblical Hebrew עָלָה (ʿālâ, “to ascend”).

Verb

elûm (G, i, durative illi, perfect īteli, preterite īli, imperative eli)

  1. to be high, raised up
  2. to go up, ascend, move upwards
  3. to come up, arrive
  4. (mathematics) to be the result
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒇻𒌝 (e-lu-um)

References
  • “elû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “elû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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