ṭābum

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-y-b
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭāb- (“good, pleasant”). Cognate with Arabic طَيِّب (ṭayyib) and Biblical Hebrew טוֹב (ṭoḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtˤaː.bum/

Adjective

ṭābum (feminine ṭābtum, masculine plural ṭābūtum, feminine plural ṭābātum, predicative ṭāb)

  1. pleasant, pleasing
  2. sweet
  3. fine, good, of good quality

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄭 (DUG₃)
  • 𒄭𒂵 (DUG₃.GA)
  • 𒁕𒁍𒌝 (ṭa-bu-um)
  • 𒄭𒀀𒁍𒌝 (ṭa₃-a-bu-um)
  • 𒁕𒀀𒁍 (ṭa-a-bu)
  • 𒄭𒀀𒁍 (ṭa₃-a-bu)
  • 𒁕𒁍 (ṭa-bu)

Derived terms

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