malāḫum
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma-laḫ₄ /malaḫ/).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /maˈlaː.χum/
Noun
[edit]malāḫum m (plural malāḫū) (from Old Akkadian on)
Alternative forms
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Descendants
[edit]- → Aramaic: מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā) / ܡܰܠܴܚܳܐ (mallāḥā)
- → Arabic: مَلَّاح (mallāḥ)
- → Hebrew: מַלָּח (mallā́ḥ)
References
[edit]- “malāḫum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977