šīrum
Akkadian edit
Etymology edit
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew שְׁאֵר (šəʾer, “flesh”) and Ugaritic 𐎌𐎛𐎗 (šỉr, “flesh”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃiː.rum/
Noun edit
šīrum m (construct state šīr or šīri) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
Alternative forms edit
- šīru (non-mimated)
- šērum, šēru
- širrum (Old Babylonian)
- tīru (Middle Assyrian, Middle Babylonian)
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References edit
- “šīru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 17, Š, part 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992