inbum

Akkadian

Root
'-n-b
1 term

Etymology

Compare Arabic عِنَب (ʕinab, “grape”) and Biblical Hebrew עֵנָב (ʕenɔ́ḇ, “grape”).

Pronunciation

Noun

inbum m (construct state inib, plural inbū) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. fruit, flower
  2. fruit tree
  3. offspring, child
  4. sexual attractiveness and power, sex appeal

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅔𒁍𒌝 (in-bu-um)
  • 𒅔𒁍 (in-bu)
  • 𒅔𒁉 (in-bi)

References

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