gišrum

Akkadian

Root
g-š-r
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

gišrum f (plural gišrānū) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. wooden bar, log
    1. part of a lock to close a door
    2. barricade
  2. (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian) bridge
  3. (Neo-Babylonian) bridge toll

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒄀𒅖𒊒 (gi-iš-ru)
  • 𒄑𒊒 (giš-ru)
  • (accusative) 𒄀𒅖𒊏𒄠 (gi-iš-ra-am)
  • (accusative) 𒄀𒅖𒊏𒀀𒄠 (gi-iš-ra-a-am)

Descendants

  • → Aramaic: גִּשְׁרָא (gišrā)
    • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܓܸܫܪܵܐ (gišrā)
    • Turoyo: ܓܷܫܪܳܐ (gëšro)
    • → Arabic: جِسْر (jisr)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܓܫܪܐ (gešrā)
  • → Hebrew: גֶּשֶׁר (gɛ́šɛr)

References

  • “gišru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • “gišru B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “gišru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library
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