bītum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Compare Arabic بَيْت (bayt) and Biblical Hebrew בַּיִת (báyiṯ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiː.tum/ === Noun === bītum m (plural bītātum f) (from Old Akkadian on) house palace Synonym: 𒂍𒃲 (ēkallum) temple Synonym: 𒂍𒀭 (bīt ilim) family, tribe, household ==== Alternative forms ==== bītu (non-mimated) bētum, bētu (Assyrian) ==== Related terms ==== === References === “bītu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “bītu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library