bīnum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *bin- (“son”). Cognate with Arabic اِبْن (ibn) and Biblical Hebrew בֵּן (ben). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiː.num/ === Noun === bīnum m (Old Akkadian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian) son Synonym: 𒌉 (mārum) ==== Alternative forms ==== bīnu (non-mimated) binnu ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “bīnu B”, 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), “bīnu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library