Akkadian

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𒀫 (būrum)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr- (bull, calf). Compare with Arabic بَعِير (baʕīr, camel) and Biblical Hebrew בְּעִיר (bəʕír, cattle, beasts) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁𐎗 (ỉbr, bull).

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Noun

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būrum m (plural būrū) (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. young calf (of either sex)
  2. foal, kid (the young of quadrupeds)

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References

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  • “būru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “būru(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag