"umma" meaning in Akkadian

See umma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

IPA: /ˈum.ma/ (note: Old Babylonian) Forms: enma [alternative], amma [alternative], ummu [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|akk|particle}} umma, {{tlb|akk|fromOAkk}} (from Old Akkadian on)
  1. introduces direct and indirect speech (thus, saying, as follows, etc.)
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ummu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "umma",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOAkk"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Akkadian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian particles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              50,
              57
            ],
            [
              56,
              57
            ],
            [
              67,
              68
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I placed the tablet before my colleagues and they said: \"It is good\".",
          "roman": "DUB-pa₂-am ma-ḫar aḫ-ḫi-ia aš-ku-un-ma um-ma šu-nu-ma da-mi-iq",
          "text": "𒁾𒁀𒄠 𒈠𒄯 𒄴𒄭𒅀 𒀸𒆪𒌦𒈠 𒌝𒈠 𒋗𒉡𒈠 𒁕𒈪𒅅",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "introduces direct and indirect speech (thus, saying, as follows, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-umma-akk-particle-ctyLpky~",
      "links": [
        [
          "thus",
          "thus#English"
        ],
        [
          "saying",
          "saying#English"
        ],
        [
          "as follows",
          "as follows#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈum.ma/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umma"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "enma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ummu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "umma",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOAkk"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Akkadian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Akkadian lemmas",
        "Akkadian particles",
        "Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on",
        "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Akkadian terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 14 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_english_offsets": [
            [
              50,
              57
            ],
            [
              56,
              57
            ],
            [
              67,
              68
            ]
          ],
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              39,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              16,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I placed the tablet before my colleagues and they said: \"It is good\".",
          "roman": "DUB-pa₂-am ma-ḫar aḫ-ḫi-ia aš-ku-un-ma um-ma šu-nu-ma da-mi-iq",
          "text": "𒁾𒁀𒄠 𒈠𒄯 𒄴𒄭𒅀 𒀸𒆪𒌦𒈠 𒌝𒈠 𒋗𒉡𒈠 𒁕𒈪𒅅",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "introduces direct and indirect speech (thus, saying, as follows, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thus",
          "thus#English"
        ],
        [
          "saying",
          "saying#English"
        ],
        [
          "as follows",
          "as follows#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈum.ma/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umma"
}

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