mû

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mu"

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *māy- (“water”). Cognate with Arabic مَاء (māʔ) and Biblical Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuː/

Noun

mû m pl

1. water

   𒈬𒌑 𒂊𒇷 𒆠𒊭𒀜 𒈾𒊑𒅎 𒅋𒇷𒆪

   [mû eli kišād nārim illikū]

   mu-u₂ e-li ki-ša-ad na-ri-im il-li-ku

   The water flowed over the bank of the river.

2. liquid, fluid matter
3. (ornament) wavy line

Alternative forms

• māʾū (Old Akkadian and Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀀 (A) 𒀀𒎌 (A.MEŠ) 𒀀𒄭𒀀 (A.Ḫi.A)	𒈬𒌑 (mu-u₂) 𒈬𒌓 (mu-u₄) 𒈨𒂊 (me-e) (acc/gen)

Related terms

• ina mêšu
• mê qātim

French

Alternative forms

• mu (post-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my/

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Participle

mû (feminine mue, masculine plural mus, feminine plural mues)

1. past participle of mouvoir