kakkabum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *kabkab-. Cognate with Arabic كَوْكَب (kawkab) and Biblical Hebrew כּוֹכָב (koḵɔ́ḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkak.ka.bum/

Noun

kakkabum m (plural kakkabū)

  1. star
  2. meteor, falling star
  3. star-shaped object/formation

Alternative forms

  • kakkabu (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅗𒀝𒅗𒁍𒌝 (ka-ak-ka-bu-um)
  • 𒅗𒅗𒁍𒌝 (ka-ka-bu-um)
  • 𒆕𒅗𒁍 (kak-ka-bu)
  • 𒅗𒅗𒁍 (ka-ka-bu)
  • (construct state) 𒆕𒆏 (kak-kab)
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