ayyum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy- (“which, what”). Cognate with Arabic أَيّ (ʔayy) and Biblical Hebrew אַי (ʔay).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈaj.jum/

Adjective

ayyum (feminine ayyītum, masculine plural ayyūtum, feminine plural ayyātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. (interrogative) which

Alternative forms

• ayyu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀀𒅀𒌝 (a-iu-um) 𒀀𒀀𒌑𒌝 (a-a-u₂-um) 𒀀𒀀𒄿𒌈 (a-a-i-tum) (feminine singular)

References

• “ajû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964
• Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns