ūsum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Sumerian 𒊻 (uz, “wild duck”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuː.sum/ === Noun === ūsum m (plural ūsū or ūsātum f) (Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian) duck; goose ==== Alternative forms ==== ūsu (non-mimated) us'um (Old Assyrian) usḫi'um, ussu ==== Descendants ==== → Aramaic: Jewish Literary Aramaic, Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אַוָוזָּא (ʾawazzā), אַוְוזָּא (ʾawəzzā), אֲוַוזָּא (ʾăwazzā), אֲוַזָּא (ʾăwazzā), אֲוׇוזָּא (ʾăwazzā) Classical Syriac: ܘܰܙܳܐ (wazzā) → Arabic: إِوَزّ (ʔiwazz), وَزّ (wazz), أَوِز (ʔawiz) → Biblical Hebrew: אַוָּז (ʾawwɔz), אֲוָז (ʾăwɔz) → Ugaritic: 𐎜𐎇 (ủz) === References === “ūsu A”, 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), “ūsu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library