bābum

Akkadian

𒆍 (bābum)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic بَاب (bāb, “gate”) and Aramaic בָּבָא (bāḇā, “gate”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.bum/

Noun

bābum m (plural bābū m or bābātum f)

door, gate, opening
city quarter

Alternative forms

bābu (non-mimate)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒆍 (KA₂)	𒁀𒁍𒌝 (ba-bu-um) 𒁀𒀀𒁍 (ba-a-bu)

Related terms

bāb ēkallim (“umbilical fissure”)
Bābilim (“Babylon”)

Descendants

Aramaic: 𐡁𐡁𐡀 (bbʾ /⁠bāḇāʾ⁠/) / בבא (bāḇāʾ) / ܒܒܐ (bāḇāʾ)
- Arabic: بَاب (bāb)
  - Egyptian Arabic: بَاب (bāb)
  - Maltese: bieb
- Middle Persian: 𐭡𐭡𐭠 (dar [BBA])

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