mūšu [GE6 : ]
night ;
accusative : mūša(m): at night / during the night / by night ;
mūšamma : last night , ysterday night / yesternight ;
: mūšam mūšānima : at dead of night , in the middle of the night ;
urru u mūšu / urra u mūša / urri u mūši : day and night , continuously ;
šat mūšu : a) night-time , the hour of night / nightfall , b) the second watch of the night ;
maṣṣarti ša mūšu : watches of the night / night watch(es) ;
ina mūši mašil / mašli : at midnight ;
Cf. mūšurri, mūšiš, mušītu, mušītiš, šumšû
See also : mūšu annīu
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *maš
- Arabic : masāʾ مَسَاء "evening"
- Hebrew : ʾǝmǝš "last night"
- Ge'ez : mǝset "evening"