nāgirum
Akkadian
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Etymology
editFrom Sumerian 𒂆/𒂇 (nimgir, nig̃ir /nig̃ir/).
Pronunciation
edit- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.ɡi.rum/
Noun
editnāgirum m (plural nāgirū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- town crier, herald
- (Assyria, Elam) a high official
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References
edit- “nāgiru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “nāgiru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag