imnum

Akkadian

Root
y-m-n
3 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *yamīn- (“right hand/side”), from Proto-Afroasiatic *yamin-. Cognate with Arabic يَمِين (yamīn) and Biblical Hebrew יָמִין (yɔmín).

Pronunciation

Noun

imnum m (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. the right
    Antonym: 𒆏 (šumēlum)
    Synonym: 𒍠 (imittum)
    1. right side
      𒅔 𒅎𒉌𒅗 𒉌𒅋𒆷𒀝
      [in imnīka nillak]
      in im-ni-ka ni-il-la-ak
      We shall walk at your right side.
    2. right hand

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅎𒉡𒌑 (im-nu-u₂)
  • 𒅎𒉡 (im-nu)

Derived terms

  • imittam (“on the right”)
  • imittum (“right side; south”)
  • imnam (“on the right”)
  • imnûm (“to the right”)

References

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