ikkarum

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀳 (engar, “farmer”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ikkarum m (plural ikkarātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. farmer, ploughman

   Synonym: (tenant farmer) 𒇽𒀳𒇲 (errēšum)

Alternative forms

• ikkaru (non-mimated)
• inkaru (Nuzi)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀳 (ENGAR) 𒇽𒀳 (LU₂.ENGAR)	𒅅𒅗𒊒𒌝 (ik-ka-ru-um) 𒅅𒅗𒀸 (ik-ka-rum) 𒅅𒅗𒊒 (ik-ka-ru)

Descendants

• → Aramaic: אִכָּרֵא (ʾikkārā), אִיכָּרָא (ʾikkārā); ܐܱܟ݁ܳܪܴܐ (ʾakkārā); 𐡀𐡊𐡓𐡀 (ʾkrʾ), ܐܱܟ݁ܳܪܴܐ (ʾakkārā)

References

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