aḫātum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔaḫwat- (“sister”). Equivalent to 𒋀 (aḫum, “brother”) +‎ -𒀀𒌈 (-atum, feminine suffix). Cognate with Arabic أُخْت (ʔuḵt) and Biblical Hebrew אָחוֹת (ʔɔḥóṯ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /aˈχaː.tum/

Nomen

aḫātum f (plural aḫḫātum)

1. sister

Alternative forms

• aḫātu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒎏 (NIN)	𒀀𒄩𒌈 (a-ḫa-tum)