šūšum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Cognate with Arabic سُوس (sūs) and Hebrew שׁוּשׁ (šuš). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃuː.ʃum/ === Noun === šūšum m (from Old Babylonian on) liquorice ==== Alternative forms ==== šūšu (non-mimated) sūsū (Neo-Assyrian) === References === “šūšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “šūšu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library