zikrum

Akkadian

Root
z-k-r
2 terms

𒍣𒅅𒊒𒌝 (zikrum)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ḏikar- (“remembrance, renown, reputation, recollection of a thing; to report or narrate about, to recall, to state or name something”); compare cognates Arabic ذِكْر (ḏikr) and Hebrew זֵכֶר (zéḵɛr).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

zikrum m (construct state zikir, plural zikrū)

1. discourse, utterance, pronouncement, words
2. mention
3. divine or royal command, order
4. name, fame
5. oath

Alternative forms

• zikru (non-mimated)
• siqrum, siqru

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈬 (MU)	𒍣𒅅𒊒𒌝 (zi-ik-ru-um) 𒍣𒅅𒊒 (zi-ik-ru)

Etymology 2

Adjective

zikrum

1. Alternative form of zikarum