malāḫum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒈣𒁻 (ma-laḫ₄ /⁠malaḫ⁠/).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maˈlaː.χum/

Noun

malāḫum m (plural malāḫū) (from Old Akkadian on)

sailor, shipwright

Alternative forms

malāḫu (non-mimated)
malaḫḫu

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒈣𒁻 (MA₂.LAḪ₄) 𒈣𒁺𒁺 (MA₂.LAḪ₅) 𒇽𒈣𒁻 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₄) 𒇽𒈣𒁺𒁺 (LU₂.MA₂.LAḪ₅)	𒈠𒆷𒄷𒌝 (ma-la-ḫu-um) 𒈠𒆷𒈝 (ma-la-ḫum) 𒈠𒆷𒄷 (ma-la-ḫu)

Descendants

→ Aramaic: מַלָּחָא (mallāḥā) / ܡܰܠܴܚܳܐ (mallāḥā)
- → Arabic: مَلَّاح (mallāḥ)
  - → Bengali: মাল্লা (malla)
  - → Persian: ملاح
    - > Tajik: маллоҳ (malloh) (inherited)
    - > Northern Luri: مںڵۆ (məłø) (inherited)
  - → Hindustani:
    Hindi: मल्लाह (mallāh)
    Urdu: ملاح (mallāḥ)
  - → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਮਲਾਹ (malāh), ਮੱਲਾਹ (mallāh)
    Shahmukhi script: ملاح (mallāḥ)
→ Hebrew: מַלָּח (mallā́ḥ)

References

“malāḫum”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977