igārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From earlier Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /⁠egar⁠/, “wall of a building”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

igārum m (plural igārātum f or igārū m) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. wall (of a building, house, garden)
2. side of a ship

Alternative forms

• igāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒂍𒋞 (E₂.SIG₄, E₂.GAR₈) 𒄑𒍣 (IZ.ZI) 𒄿𒄑𒍣 (I.IZ.ZI) (Old Babylonian, rare) 𒂍𒍣 (E₂.ZI) 𒋞𒍣 (SIG₄.ZI)	𒄿𒂵𒀸 (i-ga-rum) 𒄿𒂵𒊒 (i-ga-ru)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: 𐡀𐡂𐡓𐡀 (ʾgrʾ), אִיגָּרָא, ܐܶܓܳܪܳܐ (ʾeggārā)
  • → Arabic: إِجَّار (ʔijjār), إِنْجَار (ʔinjār), إِجَّارَة (ʔijjāra)
    • → Sicilian: anzara, anźara, anzaru, azzaru, aźara (“roof”)

References

• “igāru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011