marrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr), Hebrew מַר (mar), Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ (marrīrā), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗 (mr).

Pronunciation

Adjective

marrum (feminine marratum, masculine plural marrūtum, feminine plural marrātum, predicative mar)

  1. bitter, brackish, biting

Alternative forms

marru (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈥𒀸 (mar-rum)
  • 𒈥𒊒 (mar-ru)

Derived terms

  • marrūtum (“a kind of onion”)
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