Libbum (𒊮 · libbum · noun ) "heart; mind, thought; center, wish, midst"
Libbum (signs: 𒊮 · transliteration: libbum) is a word in the Akkadian language related to psycholinguistics. It is usually translated as "(noun) heart; mind, thought; center, wish, midst." The Akkadian language belongs to the language family known as Afro-Asiatic.
Libbum may be derived from *lib-, which is a reconstructed root from the proto-language called Proto-Afro-Asiatic.
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Definition of "Libbum"
Source: A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian
S.v., Libbum
| . | n. |
"inner body; heart" [ŠÀ] |
| A. | n. |
1. "inner body, internal organs" of human, animal "womb", ša l .- ša "foetus"; șīt libbi "offspring" of father 2. "heart" of human; of animal, in extispicy, as meat portion; (parts - dūru I 3, papānu 2, rēšu) 3. l. īni "iris"? 4. as seat of emotions, thought, memory "mind, mood, spirit"; joyful, angry, sorrowful; of loyalty - gamāru II Gt, D; peaceful, fearful; ina l. bašû "to be in" s.o.'s "thoughts", ina l. šakānu "to take to heart" 5. as seat of will, šumma l. "if it is wish of" s.o., kī l. "according to wish" of s.o., ašar l. "where" s.o. "wishes"; mutu libbiša "a husband of her choosing"; la l. ili(mma) "against god's will; alas", OB ul libbī "I don't want to"; NB ina hud libbišu "of his own free will" 6. OA pl. "attitude" towards s.o. 7. "courage", l. nadānum, l. šakānu "to encourage" |
| B. |
transf. 1. "content" of letter, statement 2. "interior" of city, palace, sea etc., "pith" of reed 3. "heart" (= various parts) of date palm, NB also lib(bi) libbi 4. (an ornament) of metal, stone 5. NA akal l. (a pastry)? 6. OB "weft" |
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in prep. expressions 1. ina l. (after ša without ina) [ŠA.BA for ina libbi(ša/šu)]; ša libbi(šalšu) "in(side), within" of space, time; "from among"; "from out of"; OA "incumbent on"; NA, NB "by means of", "in exchange for"; NB oath "by" DN; NA "at the time of" s.o. 2. loc .- adv. (usu. libbū) "from out of, belonging to" group, larger quantity; NB "in the same way as, just like" 3. ana l. "into, towards"; "as addition to"; "against, in opposition to"; "on account of, because of"; NB "(in exchange) for" 4. ultu/ištulissu l. “from (out of)"; of time "since" 5. adi l. "until"; "as far as" |
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| D. | adv. |
adv. etc. 1. ina l. "in there, therein" 2. "from out of it/them" 3. NB ina libbi kī "because of the fact that" 4. ana l.(-ma) "to the interior"; > libbānu |
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PsychLing Contributors. "Libbum." PsychLing, OMNIKA Foundation, 11 Aug. 2023, psylng.org/mli/afro/akk/libbum. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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