mû

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Akkadian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

mû m pl

  1. water
    𒈬𒌑 𒂊𒇷 𒆠𒊭𒀜 𒈾𒊑𒅎 𒅋𒇷𒆪
    [mû 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
  • māʾū (Old Akkadian and Old Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀 (A)
  • 𒀀𒎌 (A.MEŠ)
  • 𒀀𒄭𒀀 (A.Ḫi.A)
  • 𒈬𒌑 (mu-u₂)
  • 𒈬𒌓 (mu-u₄)
  • 𒈨𒂊 (me-e) (acc/gen)
  • ina mêšu
  • mê qātim

French

Alternative forms
  • mu (post-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /my/
  • Audio (CAN)(file)

Participle

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

  1. past participle of mouvoir
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