warḫum

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Akkadian

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𒌚 (warḫum)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *warḫ- (moon; month). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew יָרֵחַ (yɔréaḥ, moon) and יֶרַח (yɛ́raḥ, month) and Aramaic ירח (*yaraḥ, month).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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warḫum m (construct state waraḫ, plural warḫum)

  1. moon
    𒋳𒈠 𒀭𒌑 𒆠𒈠 𒍢𒀉 𒉿𒅈𒄭𒅎 𒉺𒉡𒋗𒉡 𒈾𒄠𒊒𒌑 𒊭𒀜𒌈 𒁕𒄠𒂵𒀜
    [šumma šamû kīma ṣēt warḫim pānūšunu namrū šattum damqat]
    šum-ma AN-u₂ ki-ma ṣe-et wa-ar-hi-im pa-nu-šu-nu na-am-ru-u₂ ša-at-tum da-am-qa₂-at
    If the surface of the sky is as bright as the light of the moon, the year will be good.
  2. new moon (first day of the month)
  3. month
    𒀭𒉌𒀉𒅗 𒆷 𒀭𒉌𒀉𒅗 𒉿𒅈𒄩𒄠 𒊭 𒋫𒀠𒆷𒄰 𒋢𒌒𒊏𒄠𒈠
    [annītka lā annītka warḫam ša tallakam šupram-ma]
    an-ni-it-ka la an-ni-it-ka wa-ar-ḫa-am ša ta-al-la-kam šu-up-ra-am-ma
    Whatever your consent or refusal (=answer) may be, let me know the month you will come.

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