šemûm

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šamaʕ-. Cognate with Arabic سَمِعَ‎ (samiʕa) and Biblical Hebrew שָׁמַע‎ (šɔmáʕ).

Pronunciation

Verb

šemûm (class e)

  1. to hear
  2. to listen, pay attention
  3. to obey

Conjugation

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Alternative forms
  • šemû, non-mimated
  • šamûm, šamû
  • šamā'um, šamā'u (Old Akkadian, Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄑𒌇 (GIŠ.TUK)
  • 𒊺𒂵 (ŠE.GA)
  • 𒄬 (ḪAL) (Neo-Assyrian, proper nouns)
  • 𒊺𒈬𒌑 (še-mu-u₂)

References
  • “šemû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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