Akkadian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ʕapar- (dust, soil). Cognate with Arabic عَفَر (ʕafar, dust) and Biblical Hebrew עָפָר (ʕɔp̄ɔ́r).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

eperum m (plural eperū)

  1. dust
  2. soil, earth (for building work)

Usage notes edit

The plural form often has the same meaning as the singular.

Alternative forms edit

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