𒈠𒁕

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒈠𒁕 (ma-da /⁠mada⁠/, “land, country”)

Logogram

𒈠𒁕 • (MA.DA)

  1. Sumerogram of mātum (“land, country”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term
𒈠 𒁕

Etymology

Borrowing from Akkadian 𒈠𒀀𒌈 (mātum, “country, land”).

Noun

𒈠𒁕 • (ma-da /mada/)

  1. land, country, district, territory
  2. countryside, frontier

References

  • “𒈠𒁕 (mada)” in ePSD2
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