𒀀𒃼

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀀

𒃼

Alternative forms of /agar/
𒇋 (agar₂)
𒅊 (agar₄)

Etymology

Perhaps an ancient Mesopotamian Wanderwort. Some scholars have seen this word as part of the Euphratic substrate hypothesis, which connects it to Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros (“field”). Compare also Akkadian 𒀀𒃼 (ugārum) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎂𐎗 (ủgr).

Noun

𒀀𒃼 • (a-gar₃ /agar/)

1. field, arable land, irrigation district
2. meadow

Descendants

• →? Akkadian: 𒀀𒃼 (ugārum) (the direction of the borrowing might be the opposite)

References

• “𒀀𒃼 (agar)” in ePSD2
• Whittaker, Gordon (2008) “The Case for Euphratic”, in Bulletin of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences‎^[1], volume 2, number 3, pages 156–168.