aḫûm

See also: ahum and aḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒍠 (aḫum, “side”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

aḫûm (feminine aḫītum, masculine plural aḫûtum, feminine plural aḫiātum, predicative aḫī)

1. foreign, outsider, alien

   𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒀀𒄷𒌝 𒄿𒋼𒁉𒈠 𒄿𒈾 𒆪𒍣 𒈗𒁴 𒍑𒊭𒀊

   a-wi-lum a-ḫu-um i-te-be-ma i-na ku-si₂ LUGAL-tim uš-ša-ab

   /awīlum aḫûm itebbē-ma ina kussi šarrūtim uššab/

   A foreign man will appear and sit on the throne of kingship.

2. hostile
3. unusual, strange, abnormal
4. additional, extraordinary

Noun

aḫûm m (plural aḫû)

1. stranger, foreigner, outsider

Alternative forms

aḫû (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒁇 (BAR)	𒀀𒄷𒌝 (a-ḫu-um) 𒀀𒄷𒌑 (a-ḫu-u₂)	𒁇𒌑 (BAR-u₂)

Derived terms

• aḫītum (“additional payment; misfortune”)