"simtum" meaning in All languages combined

See simtum on Wiktionary

Noun [Akkadian]

IPA: /ˈsim.tum/ Forms: simat [construct], simātum [plural], simtu [alternative]
Etymology: From wasāmum. Head templates: {{akk-noun|f|cons=simat|pl=simātum}} simtum f (construct state simat, plural simātum), {{tlb|akk|from|_|OBab|_|on}} (from Old Babylonian on)
  1. fitting, suitable, seemly, appropriate, necessary (said of people or things) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-simtum-akk-noun-8D4Cdr2M Categories (other): Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Old Babylonian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akkadian entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Old Babylonian: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. symbol, proper sign, characteristic Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-simtum-akk-noun-nf7T20fg Categories (other): Old Babylonian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Babylonian: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
{
  "etymology_text": "From wasāmum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simat",
      "tags": [
        "construct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simātum",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simtu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "cons": "simat",
        "pl": "simātum"
      },
      "expansion": "simtum f (construct state simat, plural simātum)",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "from",
        "3": "_",
        "4": "OBab",
        "5": "_",
        "6": "on"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Babylonian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "There are no oxen suitable for the palace.",
          "roman": "GUD.ḪI.A si-ma-at E₂.GAL u₂-ul i-ba-aš-ši",
          "text": "𒄞𒄭𒀀 𒋛𒈠𒀜 𒂍𒃲 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒁀𒀸𒅆",
          "translation": "There are no oxen suitable for the palace.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the lord (Hammurapi), worthy of the sceptre and crown",
          "ref": "1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by CDLI, Hammurabi Code, The Louvre, Prologue, lines III 25-27:",
          "roman": "be-lum si₂-ma-at ḫa-aṭ-ṭi-im u₃ a-ge-em",
          "text": "𒁁𒈝 𒍣𒈠𒀜 𒄩𒀜𒁲𒅎 𒅇 𒀀𒄀𒅎",
          "translation": "the lord (Hammurapi), worthy of the sceptre and crown",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fitting, suitable, seemly, appropriate, necessary (said of people or things)"
      ],
      "id": "en-simtum-akk-noun-8D4Cdr2M",
      "links": [
        [
          "fitting",
          "fitting"
        ],
        [
          "suitable",
          "suitable"
        ],
        [
          "seemly",
          "seemly"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "necessary",
          "necessary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Babylonian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "symbol, proper sign, characteristic"
      ],
      "id": "en-simtum-akk-noun-nf7T20fg",
      "links": [
        [
          "symbol",
          "symbol"
        ],
        [
          "proper",
          "proper"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsim.tum/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "simtum"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Akkadian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Akkadian feminine nouns",
    "Akkadian lemmas",
    "Akkadian nouns",
    "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old Babylonian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From wasāmum.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "simat",
      "tags": [
        "construct"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simātum",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simtu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "cons": "simat",
        "pl": "simātum"
      },
      "expansion": "simtum f (construct state simat, plural simātum)",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "from",
        "3": "_",
        "4": "OBab",
        "5": "_",
        "6": "on"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Akkadian terms with quotations",
        "Akkadian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              9,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              18,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "There are no oxen suitable for the palace.",
          "roman": "GUD.ḪI.A si-ma-at E₂.GAL u₂-ul i-ba-aš-ši",
          "text": "𒄞𒄭𒀀 𒋛𒈠𒀜 𒂍𒃲 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒁀𒀸𒅆",
          "translation": "There are no oxen suitable for the palace.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              6
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              28
            ]
          ],
          "english": "the lord (Hammurapi), worthy of the sceptre and crown",
          "ref": "1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by CDLI, Hammurabi Code, The Louvre, Prologue, lines III 25-27:",
          "roman": "be-lum si₂-ma-at ḫa-aṭ-ṭi-im u₃ a-ge-em",
          "text": "𒁁𒈝 𒍣𒈠𒀜 𒄩𒀜𒁲𒅎 𒅇 𒀀𒄀𒅎",
          "translation": "the lord (Hammurapi), worthy of the sceptre and crown",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fitting, suitable, seemly, appropriate, necessary (said of people or things)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fitting",
          "fitting"
        ],
        [
          "suitable",
          "suitable"
        ],
        [
          "seemly",
          "seemly"
        ],
        [
          "appropriate",
          "appropriate"
        ],
        [
          "necessary",
          "necessary"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "symbol, proper sign, characteristic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "symbol",
          "symbol"
        ],
        [
          "proper",
          "proper"
        ],
        [
          "sign",
          "sign"
        ],
        [
          "characteristic",
          "characteristic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsim.tum/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "simtum"
}

Download raw JSONL data for simtum meaning in All languages combined (2.3kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.