agammum

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (a-ga-am /⁠agam⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɡam.mum/

Noun

agammum m (construct state agam, pronominal state agamma, plural agammū)

  1. marsh, lagoon

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (A.GA.AM)
  • (glossaries only) 𒀂 (AGAM, A×BAD)
  • (glossaries only) 𒇦 (UMAḪ, LAGAB×U.A)
  • 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (a-ga-mu-um)
  • 𒀀𒂵𒄠𒈬 (a-ga-am-mu)
  • 𒀀𒃵𒈬 (a-gam-mu)

Descendants

  • → Proto-West Semitic: *ʔagammum
    • Arabic: أَجَمَة (ʔajama)
    • Aramaic:
      • Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡂࡌࡀ (agma)
        • Mandaic: ࡀ࡚ࡂ࡙ࡌࡀ (aḡmā)
      • Classical Syriac: ܐܓܡܐ (ʾeḡmā)
      • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגְמָא (ʾaḡmā)
    • Hebrew: אֲגַם (ʾăḡam)
      • → Arabic: أَغَمّ (ʔaḡamm) (possibly)
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