nāgirum

Akkadian

Root
n-g-r
1 term

Etymology

From Sumerian 𒂆/𒂇 (nimgir, nig̃ir /⁠nig̃ir⁠/).

Pronunciation

Noun

nāgirum m (plural nāgirū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. town crier, herald
  2. (Assyria, Elam) a high official

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂆 (NIMGIR)
  • 𒂇 (NIMGIR)
  • 𒇽𒂆 (lu₂NIMGIR)
  • 𒇽𒂇 (lu₂NIMGIR)
  • 𒂈 (NIMGIR₂)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒊒𒌝 (na-gi-ru-um)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒀸 (na-gi-rum)
  • 𒈾𒄀𒊒 (na-gi-ru)
  • (genitive) 𒈾𒆠𒊑𒅎 (na-gi₅-ri-im)
  • (genitive) 𒈾𒄀𒊑𒅎 (na-gi-ri-im)
  • (genitive) 𒈾𒄀𒊑 (na-gi-ri)
  • (construct state) 𒈾𒄀𒅕 (na-gi-ir)

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