mārtum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒌉 (mārum, “son”) +‎ -𒌈 (-tum, feminine suffix). Akin to Arabic مَرْأَة (marʔa).

Pronunciation

Noun

mārtum f (construct state mārat or mārti, plural mārātum, masculine mārum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. daughter
    Synonym: 𒁉𒅔𒌈 (bintum)
    𒉿𒅈𒅗𒀜 𒋛𒉌𒅖𒁴 𒋗𒀀𒋾 𒊭 𒌉𒊩𒎌𒊭 𒌑𒌌 𒊭 𒈬𒋾𒊭 𒅆𒄿
    [warkat sinništim šuāti ša mārātīša; ul ša mutīša šī]
    wa-ar-ka-at si-ni-iš-tim šu-a-ti ša DUMU.MUNUS.MEŠ-ša u₃-ul ša mu-ti-ša ši-i
    That woman's estate (inheritance) belongs to her daughters; it doesn't belong to her husband.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈠𒅈𒌈 (ma-ar-tum)
  • 𒈨𒅕𒌈 (me-er-tum)
  • 𒈠𒀾𒌈 (ma-aš₂-tum)
  • 𒈥𒌈 (mar-tum)
  • 𒈥𒌅 (mar-tu)
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