agammum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (a-ga-am /⁠agam⁠/).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aˈɡam.mum/

Noun

agammum m (construct state agam, pronominal state agamma, plural agammū)

marsh, lagoon

Alternative forms

agammu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒀀𒂵𒄠 (A.GA.AM) 𒀂 (AGAM, A×BAD) (glossaries only) 𒇦 (UMAḪ, LAGAB×U.A) (glossaries only)	𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (a-ga-mu-um) 𒀀𒂵𒄠𒈬 (a-ga-am-mu) 𒀀𒃵𒈬 (a-gam-mu)

Descendants

→ Proto-West Semitic: *ʔagammum
- Arabic: أَجَمَة (ʔajama)
- Aramaic:
  - Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡂࡌࡀ (agma)
    - Mandaic: ࡀ࡚ࡂ࡙ࡌࡀ (aḡmā)
  - Classical Syriac: ܐܓܡܐ (ʾeḡmā)
  - Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַגְמָא (ʾaḡmā)
- Hebrew: אֲגַם (ʾăḡam)
  - → Arabic: أَغَمّ (ʔaḡamm) (possibly)

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