šārtum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (“hair”). Cognate with Arabic شَعْر (šaʕr) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׂעָר (śeʕɔ́r).

Pronunciation

Noun

šārtum f (plural šārātum)

  1. a single hair
  2. hair
  3. fur
  4. goat hair (as raw material)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋠 (SIG₂)
  • 𒋠𒍚 (SIG₂.UZ₃)
  • (uncommon) 𒈰 (MUNSUB, MUNŠUB)
  • (uncommon) 𒋁𒋦 (MUNSUB₂)
  • 𒊬𒌈 (šar-tum)
  • 𒊹𒌈 (šar₂-tum)
  • 𒊭𒅈𒌈 (ša-ar-tum)
  • 𒊬𒌅 (šar-tu)
  • 𒊬𒌓 (šar-tu₂)
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