le'ûm

See also: lē'um

Akkadian

Root
l-'-y
1 term

Etymology

Compare Ugaritic 𐎍𐎀𐎐 (lản, “power”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /leˈʔuːm/

Verb

le'ûm (G, i or e, durative ile''i or ilê or ilî, perfect ilte'i or iltê, preterite ilē or il'e) (from Old Akkadian on)

to be able, master, be an expert, understand
to win, overpower someone, be more powerful

Alternative forms

le'û (non-mimated)
le'ā'um (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian)
la'ā'u (Middle Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒍪 (ZU) 𒀉𒃲 (A₂.GAL) (in personal names) 𒁕 (DA) (in personal names)	𒇷𒂊𒌑 (le-e-u₂) 𒇷𒀪𒌑 (le-'-u₂) 𒇷𒀪𒌋 (le-'-u) 𒇷𒂊𒄷𒌝 (le-e-'u₅-um)

References

“le'û”, 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) “le'û(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

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