𒈬

Etymology 1
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Etymology 2
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Etymology 3
From Sumerian expressions like, translated in Akkadian as nīš šarrim tamûm (“to swear by the king's life”), where the sign was read as the Akkadian word for “life” (nīšum).

Noun

 * 1) name
 * 2) fame
 * 3) line of text

Noun

 * 1) year

Noun

 * 1) cook

Noun

 * 1)  tree, wood

Noun

 * 1)  penis; man, male

Pronoun

 * 1)  my

Usage notes

 * The /u/ of contracts with the vowel of 1) the genitive case marker /ak/ and 2) the locative case marker /a/: