eperum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕapar- (“dust, soil”). Cognate with Arabic عَفَر (ʕafar, “dust”) and Biblical Hebrew עָפָר (ʕɔp̄ɔ́r).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

eperum m (plural eperū)

1. dust
2. soil, earth (for building work)

Usage notes

The plural form often has the same meaning as the singular.

Alternative forms

• eperu (non-mimated)
• eprum, epru (non-mimated)
• ipiru (SB, NB)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅖 (SAḪAR) 𒅖𒄭𒀀 (SAḪAR.ḪI.A) 𒅖𒎌 (SAḪAR.MEŠ)	𒂊𒉿𒀸 (e-pi-rum) 𒅁𒊒 (ep-ru)