ayyum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ʔayy- (“which, what”). Cognate with Arabic أَيّ (ʔayy) and Biblical Hebrew אַי (ʔay). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaj.jum/ === Adjective === ayyum (feminine ayyītum, masculine plural ayyūtum, feminine plural ayyātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) (interrogative) which ==== Alternative forms ==== ayyu (non-mimated) === References === “ajû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964 Huehnergard, John (2011), A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns