Etymology

Tiamat

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Today it means: A Babylonian goddess who personifies the sea, considered the monstrous embodiment of primordial chaos. Full definition →

Akkadian 𒀀𒀊𒁀 ← Proto-Semitic *tihām-
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  1. Proto-Semitic · derived from*tihām-“sea”
  2. Akkadian · learned borrowing from𒀀𒀊𒁀“sea; a deity”
  3. English todayTiamat

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒀀𒀊𒁀 (tiāmtum, “sea; a deity”), from Proto-Semitic *tihām- (“sea”).

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