nišum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *nVš- (“people”). Compare Biblical Hebrew נָשִׁים (nɔším, “women”). Possibly related to *ʔināš- (“mankind”). Compare Arabic إِنْسَان (ʔinsān, “human”) and Biblical Hebrew אֲנָשִׁים (ʔănɔším, “men”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈni.ʃum/ === Noun === nišum f or m (plural nišū) (chiefly in the plural) mankind, people, human beings population, inhabitants, subjects (of a king) servants, serfs, retainers (belonging to an estate, palace, household, person, etc.) family, clan, members of a family ==== Usage notes ==== This word is found mainly in the plural. ==== Alternative forms ==== nišu (non-mimated) nīšu, nēšu ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “nišū”, 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), “nišu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library