elum

See also: elûm

Akkadian

Root
'-l-y
4 terms

Etymology

Compare the preposition 𒂊𒇷 (eli, “on, over”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈe.lum/

Noun

elum m

1. (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, rare) top, upper side

Alternative forms

• elu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒂊𒇻 (e-lu)

Derived terms

• elûm

Nzadi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.

Noun

elúm (plural elúm)

1. tongue

Further reading

• Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Old English

Noun

elum

1. dative plural of ele