šārum

See also: Sarum

Akkadian

Etymology

Maybe related to Biblical Hebrew סַ֫עַר (sáʿar, “tempest”) and סְעָרָה (səʿɔrɔ́, “storm-wind”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šārum m (plural šārū or šārātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. wind
  2. cardinal point, direction
  3. breath
  4. air, flatus, flatulence
  5. (figurative) emptiness, nothingness, lies, vanity, falsehood

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊭𒊒𒌝
  • 𒊭𒀸 (ša-rum)
  • 𒊭𒀀𒀸 (ša-a-rum)
  • 𒃻𒀀𒀸 (ša₂-a-rum)
  • 𒊭𒀀𒊒 (ša-a-ru)
  • 𒃻𒀀𒊒 (ša₂-a-ru)
  • 𒊭𒊒 (ša-ru)
  • (genitive) 𒊭𒊑𒅎 (ša-ri-im)
  • (genitive) 𒊭𒀀𒊑 (ša-a-ri)
  • (genitive) 𒃻𒀀𒊑 (ša₂-a-ri)
  • (construct state) 𒊭𒀀𒅈 (ša-a-ar)
  • (construct state) 𒊭𒅈 (ša-ar)
  • (construct state) 𒃻𒅈 (ša₂-ar)

See also

compass points: 𒅎𒎌 (šārū):  [edit]

𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum)

References

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