bābum

Akkadian

𒆍 (bābum)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.bum/

Noun

bābum m (plural bābū m or bābātum f)

1. door, gate, opening
2. city quarter

Alternative forms

• bābu (non-mimate)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒆍 (KA₂)	𒁀𒁍𒌝 (ba-bu-um) 𒁀𒀀𒁍 (ba-a-bu)

Related terms

• bāb ēkallim (“umbilical fissure”)
• Bābilim (“Babylon”)

Descendants

• Aramaic: 𐡁𐡁𐡀 (bbʾ /⁠bāḇāʾ⁠/) / בבא (bāḇāʾ)
  • Arabic: بَاب (bāb)
    • Egyptian Arabic: بَاب (bāb)
    • Maltese: bieb
  • Middle Persian: 𐭡𐭡𐭠 (dar [BBA])