mūšum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mušy- (“night”). Cognate with Arabic مَسَاء‎ (masāʾ, “evening”) and Biblical Hebrew אֶמֶשׁ‎ (ʾémeš, “night, darkness”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmuː.ʃum/

Noun

mūšum m (construct state mūš or mūši, plural mūšū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. night, nighttime

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈬𒋗𒌝 (mu-šu-um)
  • 𒈬𒋙 (mu-šu₂)

Derived terms
  • mūšam (“at night”)
  • mūšamma (“yesterday night”)
  • mūšitum (“night”)
  • mūšiš (“at night”)
  • mūšurrī (“day and night”)

References
  • “mūšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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