šumu [MU : ] (n. ; pl. šumū, šumānu,
šumātu)
1) a name ;
2) a word for sth. ;
3) a good name, repute, reputation / fame ;
šuma šakānu : to establish a reputation ;
šumu ṭābu/damqu : a good repute ;
4) a son, a succession ;
[MU.NI : , MU.(ŠID).BI.(IM) :
] line of text ;
5) see also giskimmu / ittu : an omen ;
Cf. šumu lā damqu
See also : lā būštu, giskimmu, ittu
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *šim
- Arabic : ism اِسْم
- Syriac : šmā ܫܡܳܐ
- Hebrew : šēm
- Ugaritic : šm
- Ge'ez : sǝm