rigmum

Akkadian

Root
r-g-m
2 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Ugaritic ๐Ž—๐Ž‚๐ŽŽ (rgm, โ€œtaleโ€). Perhaps also Arabic ุฑูŽุฌู’ู… (rajm, โ€œ(stone) throwing; insults hurlingโ€) and Biblical Hebrew ืจึดื’ึฐืžึธื” (riแธกmษ”ฬ, hapax legomenon of uncertain meaning, interpreted by some scholars as meaning "shouting crowd"). Compare also Mishnaic Hebrew ืจึถื’ึถืŸ (rษ›ฬแธกษ›n, โ€œmurmuring, complaintโ€).

Pronunciation

Noun

rigmum m or f (construct state rigim, plural rigmฤtum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. voice, cry
  2. sound, noise
  3. call, proclamation
  4. complaint, request, legal complaint

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’Š‘๐’……๐’ˆฌ๐’Œ (ri-ig-mu-um)
  • ๐’Š‘๐’……๐’ˆฌ (ri-ig-mu)
  • ๐’ฎ๐’ˆฌ (rigโ‚‚-mu)
  • ๐’‹†๐’ˆฌ (rig-mu)

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