"muḫḫum" meaning in Akkadian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmuχ.χum/ (note: Old Babylonian) Forms: muḫḫi [construct], muḫḫa [pronominal-state], muḫḫu [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”). Cognate with Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”) and Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”). Etymology templates: {{inh|akk|sem-pro|*muḫḫ-|t=head; brain; marrow}} Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”), {{cog|ar|مُخّ|t=cerebrum}} Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”), {{cog|hbo|מֹחַ|t=marrow|tr=móaḥ}} Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”) Head templates: {{akk-noun|m|cons=muḫḫi|pron=muḫḫa}} muḫḫum m (construct state muḫḫi, pronominal state muḫḫa)
  1. skull, pate Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-muḫḫum-akk-noun-B42KXM5c
  2. (medicine) brain Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-muḫḫum-akk-noun-u796ZBLW Categories (other): Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akkadian entries with incorrect language header: 20 75 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 80 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 87 6 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. top (part, side) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-muḫḫum-akk-noun-lN2TaXTf
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*muḫḫ-",
        "t": "head; brain; marrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مُخّ",
        "t": "cerebrum"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hbo",
        "2": "מֹחַ",
        "t": "marrow",
        "tr": "móaḥ"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”). Cognate with Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”) and Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "muḫḫi",
      "tags": [
        "construct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muḫḫa",
      "tags": [
        "pronominal-state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muḫḫu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "cons": "muḫḫi",
        "pron": "muḫḫa"
      },
      "expansion": "muḫḫum m (construct state muḫḫi, pronominal state muḫḫa)",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skull, pate"
      ],
      "id": "en-muḫḫum-akk-noun-B42KXM5c",
      "links": [
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ],
        [
          "pate",
          "pate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "akk",
          "name": "Medicine",
          "orig": "akk:Medicine",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
            "Sciences",
            "Health",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 75 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 80 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 87 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brain"
      ],
      "id": "en-muḫḫum-akk-noun-u796ZBLW",
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "brain",
          "brain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) brain"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top (part, side)"
      ],
      "id": "en-muḫḫum-akk-noun-lN2TaXTf",
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmuχ.χum/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muḫḫum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akkadian lemmas",
    "Akkadian masculine nouns",
    "Akkadian nouns",
    "Akkadian palindromes",
    "Akkadian terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Akkadian terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
    "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Akkadian terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "sem-pro",
        "3": "*muḫḫ-",
        "t": "head; brain; marrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مُخّ",
        "t": "cerebrum"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hbo",
        "2": "מֹחַ",
        "t": "marrow",
        "tr": "móaḥ"
      },
      "expansion": "Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *muḫḫ- (“head; brain; marrow”). Cognate with Arabic مُخّ (muḵḵ, “cerebrum”) and Biblical Hebrew מֹחַ (móaḥ, “marrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "muḫḫi",
      "tags": [
        "construct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muḫḫa",
      "tags": [
        "pronominal-state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "muḫḫu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "cons": "muḫḫi",
        "pron": "muḫḫa"
      },
      "expansion": "muḫḫum m (construct state muḫḫi, pronominal state muḫḫa)",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "skull, pate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skull",
          "skull"
        ],
        [
          "pate",
          "pate"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "akk:Medicine"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
        [
          "brain",
          "brain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(medicine) brain"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top (part, side)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmuχ.χum/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muḫḫum"
}

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