ḫadûm

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-d-w
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew חָדָה (ḥɔḏɔ́, “to rejoice, be glad”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /χaˈduːm/

Verb

ḫadûm (G, u, durative iḫaddu, perfect iḫtadu, preterite iḫdu, imperative uḫdu) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. to rejoice, be happy, joyfull

   𒀀𒈾 𒂍𒃲 𒄿𒈾 𒀀𒆷𒆠𒋗 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒄿𒄩𒀜𒁺

   [ana ēkallim ina alākīšu awīlum iḫaddu]

   a-na E₂.GAL i-na a-la-ki-šu a-wi-lum i-ḫa-ad-du

   He will be happy when he goes to the palace.

2. to be pleased

   𒋳𒈠 𒇻𒆪𒁮 𒂵𒀀𒋾 𒄿𒍝𒁀𒀜 𒇷𒅁𒁀𒅗 𒅇 𒇷𒅁𒁉 𒄿𒄩𒁺

   [šumma luqūtam qātī iṣabbat libbaka u libbī iḫaddû]

   šum-ma lu-qu₂-tam₂ qa₂-a-ti i-ṣa-ba-at li-ib-ba-ka u₃ li-ib-bi i-ḫa-du

   If I can seize the merchandise, you and I will be pleased

3. to be well disposed toward, to welcome someone

   𒀀𒉡𒌝𒈠 𒁹𒁁𒉌𒈬𒁲 𒁺𒃮 𒀸𒋰𒊏𒀝𒄣 𒄷𒁺𒌑𒋳

   [anumma Bēlī-mūdê rakbam aštaprakkum ḫudūšum]

   a-nu-um-ma ^mbe-li₂-mu-de RA₂.GABA aš-tap-ra-ak-kum ḫu-du-u₂-šum

   Now I have sent the messenger Bēlī-mūdê to you, be well disposed toward him!

4. to be agreeable, willing, to wish

   𒋳𒈠 𒄩𒁲𒀀𒋫 [šumma ḫadiāta] ― šum-ma ḫa-di-a-ta ― if you wish

Usage notes

The forms in -u are found until Old Babylonian/Old Assyrian. Later stages of the language have those in -i.

Alternative forms

• ḫadû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄾 (ḪUL₂)	𒄩𒁺𒌝 (ḫa-du-um) 𒄩𒁺𒌑 (ḫa-du-u₂) 𒄩𒁺𒌋 (ḫa-du-u)

References

• “ḫadû”, 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) “ḫadû(m) III”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag