idum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yad- (“hand”). Cognate with Arabic يَد (yad) and Biblical Hebrew יָד (yɔḏ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈi.dum/

Noun

idum m or f (construct state idi, dual idān, plural idū m or idātum f)

1. arm
2. side, edge, border
3. handle of an instrument
4. (measurement) span, fathom
5. bracelet
6. wing
7. strength

Alternative forms

idū (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀉 (A₂) 𒁕 (DA)	𒄿𒁺𒌝 (i-du-um) 𒄿𒌈 (i-dum) 𒄿𒁺 (i-du)