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Akkadian
dādu - paternal uncle
(Kogan 2014:91–92)
The term belongs to the “Amorite” system of kin designations and is attested mainly in Mari corpus; Akkadian proper employs analytical expressions to designate uncle and aunt, e.g. aḫi abim, aḫāt abim and so on.
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PS
*dād-
- paternal uncle
(Kogan 2014: 93)
An eventual relationship with Akk.
dādu
‘love-making; object of love, darling, favorite’, Hbr.
dōd
‘beloved; love’ is also conceivable