malāḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

malāḫum m (plural malāḫū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. sailor, shipwright

Alternative forms
  • malāḫu (non-mimated)
  • malaḫḫu
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈣𒁻 (MA₂.LAḪ₄)
  • 𒈣𒁺𒁺 (MA₂.LAḪ₅)
  • 𒇽𒈣𒁻 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₄)
  • 𒇽𒈣𒁺𒁺 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₅)
  • 𒈠𒆷𒄷𒌝 (ma-la-ḫu-um)
  • 𒈠𒆷𒈝 (ma-la-ḫum)
  • 𒈠𒆷𒄷 (ma-la-ḫu)

Descendants
  • → Aramaic: מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā) / ܡܰܠܴܚܳܐ (mallāḥā)
  • → Hebrew: מַלָּח (mallā́ḥ)

References
  • “malāḫum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
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