π’Š©π’†³

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’Š©π’†³ (gemeβ‚‚ /⁠geme⁠/, β€œfemale slave”).

Logogram

π’Š©π’†³ β€’ (GEMEβ‚‚)

  1. Sumerogram of amtum (β€œfemale slave”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term
π’Š© 𒆳
Alternative forms of
/geme/
π’ƒΆ (gan)
(Old Sumerian)

Glyph origin

A combination of the signs π’Š© (β€œwoman”) and 𒆳 (β€œmountains, foreign land”). Compare 𒀡 (aradβ‚‚ /⁠arad⁠/).

Noun

π’Š©π’†³ β€’ (gemeβ‚‚ /geme/)

  1. dependent woman, female slave

References

  • β€œπ’Š©π’†³ (geme)” in ePSD2
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