bābum
Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbaː.bum/
Noun
bābum m (plural bābū m or bābātum f)
- door, gate, opening
- city quarter
Alternative forms
- bābu (non-mimate)
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Related terms
- bāb ēkallim (“umbilical fissure”)
Descendants
- Aramaic: 𐡁𐡁𐡀 (bbʾ /bāḇāʾ/) / בבא (bāḇāʾ) / ܒܒܐ (bāḇāʾ)
- Arabic: بَاب (bāb)
- Egyptian Arabic: بَاب (bāb)
- Maltese: bieb
- Middle Persian: 𐭡𐭡𐭠 (dar [BBA])
- Arabic: بَاب (bāb)