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mātum

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Akkadian

Pronunciation

Noun

mātum f (plural mātātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (political unit) home country, native land
  2. land (in contrast to sea), flat country (in contrast to mountain)
  3. foreign country/territory
  4. inhabitants of a country

Alternative forms

mātu (non-mimated)

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Descendants

  • Aramaic: מתא (māṯā, region, country, town)
  • Sumerian: 𒈠𒁕 (ma-da /⁠mada⁠/)

References

  • “mātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 10, M, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977
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