lûm

lûm

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *layʾ- ~ laʾay- (“bull”). Cognate with Arabic لَأًى‎ (laʾan, “wild bull”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːm/

Noun

lûm m (base li, construct state lê, plural lû)

1. bull
2. lion

Alternative forms

• lû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒄞 (GUD, GU₄)	𒇻𒌝 (lu-um) 𒇻𒌑 (lu-u₂) 𒇷𒀀𒄠 (li-a-am) (acc) 𒇷𒂊 (le-e) (construct state)