aḫātum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat- (“sister”). Equivalent to 𒋀 (aḫum, “brother”) +‎ -𒀀𒌈 (-atum, feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt) and Biblical Hebrew אָחוֹת (ʔɔḥóṯ).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aˈχaː.tum/

Noun

aḫātum f (plural aḫḫātum)

sister

Alternative forms

aḫātu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒎏 (NIN)	𒀀𒄩𒌈 (a-ḫa-tum)

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