akalum

akalum

Akkadian

Root
ʾ-k-l

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʾakal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka.lum/

Noun

akalum m

1. bread, loaf (of bread)

   𒀀𒅗𒆷𒄠 𒅇 𒈨𒂊 𒌑𒌌 𒂊𒇷𒅎𒈪

   a-ka-la-am u₃ me-e u₂-ul e-le-em-mi

   /akalam u mê ul elemmi/

   I cannot taste bread or water

2. edibles, food

Alternative forms

• akalu (non-mimated)
• aklum, aklu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒃻 (NINDA) 𒃻𒄭𒀀 (NINDA.ḪI.A)) (pl, NB) 𒃻𒎌 (NINDA.MEŠ) (pl, NB)	𒀀𒅗𒈝 (a-ka-lum) 𒀝𒈝 (ak-lum)

Related terms

• bēl akalim