mītum

Akkadian

Root
m-w-t
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic مَيِّت (mayyit) and Biblical Hebrew מֵת (méṯ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiː.tum/

Adjective

mītum (feminine mīttum, masculine plural mītūtum, feminine plural mītātum, predicative mīt) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of 𒁁 (mâtum): dead

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁁 (UŠ₂)
  • 𒁀𒁁 (BA.UŠ₂)
  • (Neo-Babylonian) 𒃵 (GAM)
  • 𒈪𒄿𒌈 (mi-i-tum)
  • 𒈪𒂊𒌈 (mi-e-tum)
  • 𒈪𒄿𒌅 (mi-i-tu)
  • 𒈪𒂊𒌅 (mi-e-tu)

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