karānum

Akkadian

Root
k-r-n
1 term

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Semitic *karm- (“vineyard”), with irregular mutation from /m/ to /n/. Compare Arabic كَرْم (karm) and Biblical Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kɛ́rɛm).

Pronunciation

Noun

karānum m (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. wine
  2. grapevine, vine
  3. grapes

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • (wine) 𒃾 (GEŠTIN)
  • (wine) 𒃾𒈾 (GEŠTIN.NA)
  • (vine) 𒄑𒃾 (gišGEŠTIN)
  • 𒅗𒊏𒉡 (ka-ra-nu)
  • 𒆠𒊏𒉡𒌝 (ki-ra-nu-um)
  • (accusative) 𒆠𒊏𒈾𒄠 (ki-ra-na-am)
  • (accusative) 𒅗𒊏𒉆 (ka-ra-nam)
  • (accusative) 𒆠𒊏𒉆 (ki-ra-nam)
  • (genitive) 𒅗𒊏𒉌𒄿𒅎 (ka-ra-ni-i-im)
  • (genitive) 𒅗𒊏𒉏 (ka-ra-nim)
  • (genitive) 𒂵𒊏𒉏 (ka₃-ra-nim)
  • (genitive) 𒆠𒊏𒉏 (ki-ra-nim)

Derived terms

  • bīt karānim (“tavern, wine cellar”)
  • karānû (wine red; lapis lazuli)
  • rab karānim (“wine master”)

References

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