tittum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *tiʔin- (“fig”). Cognate with Arabic تِين (tīn) and Biblical Hebrew תְּאֵנָה (təʾenɔ́).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈtit.tum/

Noun

tittum f (plural tīnātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

fig tree
fig

Alternative forms

tittu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒈠 (GIŠ.PEŠ₃)	𒋾𒀉𒌈 (ti-it-tum)

References

“tittu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

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