ūmišam

Akkadian

Etymology

𒌓 (ūmum, “day”) +‎ 𒄿𒊭𒄠 (-išam, adverbial ending with distributive meaning).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.mi.ʃam/

Adverb

ūmišam (from Old Akkadian on)

1. every day, daily

   𒊮𒅗 𒇷𒁲𒅁 𒌓𒈪𒊭𒄠

   [libbaka liṭīb ūmišam]

   ŠA₃-ka li-ṭi-ib u₄-mi-ša-am

   May you be happy every day!

Alternative forms

• ūmiša (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒅇𒈪𒁲𒄠 (u₃-mi-sa₂-am) 𒌑𒈨𒊭𒄠 (u₂-mi₃-ša-am) 𒌓𒈪𒊭𒄠 (u₄-mi-ša-am) 𒌓𒈪𒌑 (u₄-mi-šam) 𒌓𒈪𒊭 (u₄-mi-ša)

Related terms

Akkadian terms suffixed with -išam

References

• “ūmišam”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ūmišam”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag