šikarum

Akkadian

Root
š-k-r
1 term

𒁉 (šikarum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šikar- (“alcoholic drink”). Cognate with Arabic سَكَر (sakar) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šeḵɔ́r).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

šikarum m (from Old Akkadian on)

1. beer (made of grain)
2. alcoholic drink, intoxicant liquid

Alternative forms

• šikaru (non-mimated)
• šikrum, šikru

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒁉 (KAŠ) 𒁉𒄭𒀀 (KAŠ.ḪI.A) 𒁉𒎌 (KAŠ.MEŠ)	𒅆𒅗𒊒𒌝 (ši-ka-ru-um)

References

• “šikaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992