wēdum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḥad- (“one, single”). Cognate with Arabic أَحَد (ʔaḥad) and Biblical Hebrew אֶחָד (ʔɛḥɔ́ḏ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

wēdum (feminine wēttum)

  1. single, sole
  2. solitary, alone
  3. unique

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒉿𒂊𒁺𒌝 (we-e-du-um)
  • 𒉿𒁺𒌝 (we-du-um)
  • 𒂊𒁺𒌝 (e-du-um)
  • 𒂊𒁺 (e-du)

References

  • “ēdu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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