ālikum

Akkadian

Root
'-l-k
4 terms

Etymology

Present participle of alākum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaː.li.kum/

Noun

ālikum m

1. traveller, messenger

Alternative forms

• āliku (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀀𒇷𒆪𒌝 (a-li-ku-um) 𒀀𒇷𒆪 (a-li-ku)

Derived terms

• ālik eqlim (“field worker”)
• ālik idim (“escort; protector”)
• ālik ilkim (“person who does the ilku-service”)
• ālik pānim (“leader; superior”)
• ālik warkim (“heir; ox driver; retainer”)
• ālik ḫarrānim (“expeditionary force; traveller”)