midrum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mVdr- (“clod (earth, clay, bread)”). Cognate with Arabic مَدَر (madar) and Biblical Hebrew מֶדֶר (mɛ́ḏɛr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

midrum m (construct state midir, plural midrū)

1. midru bread (a type of bread)

Alternative forms

• midru (non-mimated)
• medru, mediru

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒃻 (NINDA)	𒈪𒀉𒊒 (mi-id-ru)