agammum

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (a-ga-am /⁠agam⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡam.mum/

Noun

agammum m (construct state agam, pronominal state agamma, plural agammū)

1. marsh, lagoon

Alternative forms

• agammu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀀𒂵𒄠 (A.GA.AM) (glossaries only) 𒀂 (AGAM, A×BAD) (glossaries only) 𒇦 (UMAḪ, LAGAB×U.A)	𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (a-ga-mu-um) 𒀀𒂵𒄠𒈬 (a-ga-am-mu) 𒀀𒃵𒈬 (a-gam-mu)

Descendants

• → Proto-West Semitic: *ʔagammum
  • Arabic: أَجَمَة (ʔajama)
  • Aramaic:
    • Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡂࡌࡀ (agma)
      • Mandaic: ࡀ࡚ࡂ࡙ࡌࡀ (aḡmā)
    • Classical Syriac: ܐܓܡܐ (ʾeḡmā)
    • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגְמָא (ʾaḡmā)
  • Hebrew: אֲגַם (ʾăḡam)
    • → Arabic: أَغَمّ (ʔaḡamm) (possibly)