dārum

See also: darum, darům, and dārûm

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew דּוֹר (dor, “generation”). The meaning "generation" represents a West Semitic loan.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dārum m (construct state dār or dāri, absolute state dār, plural dārū)

1. (rare) perpetuity, continuum, permanence

   𒅖𒌅 𒁕𒅈 ― iš-tu da-ar /ištu dār/ ― from time immemorial (literally, “since forever”)

2. generation, lifetime (60~70 years, the life span of a human being)

Usage notes

In Old Akkadian and Old Babylonian it only occurs in the absolute state.

Alternative forms

• dāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒁕𒀀𒀸 (da-a-rum) 𒁕𒅈 (da-ar) (absolute state) 𒁕𒀀𒅈 (da-a-ar) (absolute state) 𒁕𒀀𒊒 (da-a-ru) (pl)

Derived terms

• dāriātum
• dāriš
• dārûm