nūrum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”). Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”), نَار (nār, “fire”) and Biblical Aramaic נוּר (nur, “fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈnuː.rum/

Noun

nūrum m

1. light
2. fire, lamp

Alternative forms

• nūru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂟 (ZALAG₂) 𒉈𒃻 (IZI.GAR)	𒉡𒊒𒌝 (nu-ru-um) 𒉡𒌑𒀸 (nu-u₂-rum) 𒉡𒌑𒊒 (nu-u₂-ru) 𒉡𒊒 (nu-ru)

References

• “nūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980