elum

See also: elûm

Akkadian
Root
'-l-y
4 terms

Etymology

Compare the preposition 𒂊𒇷 (eli, “on, over”).

Pronunciation

Noun

elum m

  1. (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, rare) top, upper side

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒂊𒇻 (e-lu)

Derived terms

Nzadi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì.

Noun

elúm (plural elúm)

  1. tongue

Further reading
  • Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
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