"māšum" meaning in Akkadian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaː.ʃum/ (note: Old Babylonian) Forms: māšū [plural], māšu [alternative]
Etymology: Unknown. Etymology templates: {{unknown|akk}} Unknown Head templates: {{akk-noun|m|pl=māšū}} māšum m (plural māšū), {{tlb|akk|fromOAkk}} (from Old Akkadian on)
  1. twin Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-māšum-akk-noun-crM6HLC~
  2. (astronomy) Gemini Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-māšum-akk-noun-9uzoC4jW Categories (other): Astronomy, Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akkadian entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: 𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷 (agrum), 𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾 (alû), 𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀 (māšum), 𒀯𒀠𒈜 (alluttum), 𒀯𒌨𒈤 (nēšum), 𒀯𒀊𒉆 (šer'um), 𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾 (zibānītum), 𒀯𒄈𒋰 (zuqiqīpum), 𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕 (pabilsag), 𒀯𒋦𒈧 (suḫurmāšu), 𒀯𒄖𒆷 (sinuntu), 𒀯𒆲𒎌 (zibbātu)
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    "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Akkadian terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Akkadian terms with unknown etymologies",
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      "word": "𒀯𒇽𒂠𒂷"
    },
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      "roman": "alû",
      "word": "𒀯𒄞𒀭𒈾"
    },
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      "word": "𒀯𒈦𒋰𒁀"
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      "word": "𒀯𒀠𒈜"
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    {
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      "word": "𒀯𒌨𒈤"
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    {
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      "word": "𒀯𒀊𒉆"
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      "word": "𒀯𒍣𒁀𒀭𒈾"
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      "roman": "zuqiqīpum",
      "word": "𒀯𒄈𒋰"
    },
    {
      "roman": "pabilsag",
      "word": "𒀯𒉺𒉈𒊕"
    },
    {
      "roman": "suḫurmāšu",
      "word": "𒀯𒋦𒈧"
    },
    {
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