libbum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *libb- (“heart”). Cognate with Arabic لُبّ (lubb) and Biblical Hebrew לֵב (leḇ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlib.bum/ === Noun === libbum m (construct state libbi, pronominal state libba, plural libbū) (from Old Akkadian on) heart, abdomen, womb mind, thought, intention, wish, desire, preference 𒆠𒄿 𒆷 𒊮𒁉 𒀭𒀭 [kī la libbi ilānī] ― ki-i la lib₃-bi DINGIR.DINGIR ― contrary to the will of the gods inside, inner part ==== Alternative forms ==== libbu (non-mimated) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “libbu”, 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), “libbu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library