ṣērum
Akkadian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣ahr- (“back”). Cognate with Tigrinya ጭራ (č̣əra).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈsˤeː.rum/
Noun
ṣērum
Alternative forms
- ṣēru (non-mimated)
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ṣaḥr- (“plain”). Cognate with Arabic صَحَارَى (ṣaḥārā).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈsˤeː.rum/
Noun
ṣērum
Alternative forms
- ṣēru (non-mimated)
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References
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “ṣēru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library