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umma

[ˈum.ma]

particle

LanguageAkkadian (Iraq)

Meaning
  1. introduces direct and indirect speech (thus, saying, as follows, etc.)
  2. introduces direct and indirect speech
  3. A particle used to announce that a quotation or direct speech is about to follow, similar to quotation marks in English.
Examples

𒁾𒁀𒄠 π’ˆ π’„― π’„΄π’„­π’…€ π’€Έπ’†ͺπ’Œ¦π’ˆ  π’Œπ’ˆ  π’‹—π’‰‘π’ˆ  𒁕π’ˆͺπ’……

I placed the tablet before my colleagues and they said: "It is good".

Pronunciationˈum.ma

Part of speechparticle

Usage noteUsed very frequently in letters to introduce the sender's message.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.