iṣum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕiṣ́- (“tree”). Cognate with Arabic عِضّ‎ (ʕiḍḍ, “thorny trees, shrubs”), عُضّ‎ (ʕuḍḍ, “thick coarse trees”) and Biblical Hebrew עֵץ‎ (ʕeṣ, “tree, wood”).

Pronunciation

Noun

iṣum m (construct state iṣi, plural iṣṣū)

  1. tree
  2. wood, lumber, timber

Alternative forms
  • iṣu (non-mimated)
  • iṣṣum, iṣṣu (non-mimated)
  • eṣum, eṣu (non-mimated, Ass)
  • eṣṣum, eṣṣu (non-mimated, Ass)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄿𒍪𒌝 (i-ṣu₂-um)
  • 𒄿𒍮 (i-ṣu)
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