warḫum

warḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwar.χum/

Noun

warḫum m (construct state waraḫ, plural warḫum)

1. moon
2. new moon (first day of the month)
3. month

Alternative forms

• warḫu (non-mimated)
• arḫum, arḫu (non-mimated)
• urḫum, urḫu (non-mimated, Ass.)
• barḫum, barḫu (non-mimated, OB)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒌗 (ITI, ITU) 𒌗𒁹𒄰 (ITI.1.KAM) 𒌗𒄰 (ITI.KAM) (OA) 𒀖 (AB₂) (NB, astronomy)	𒉿𒅈𒄷𒌝 (wa-ar-ḫu-um) 𒅈𒄷 (ar-ḫu)

Derived terms

• warḫišam
• warḫītum