gūrum

gūrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Possibly a loanword from Sumerian 𒄀𒌫 (gi-ur₂ /gi'ur/, “root, base of the reed plant”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gūrum m (Standard Babylonian)

1. foliage/leaves of reed and papyrus plants

Alternative forms

• gūru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒄖𒀸 (gu-rum) 𒄖𒌑𒀸 (gu-u₂-rum) 𒄖𒌑𒊒 (gu-u₂-ru) 𒄖𒌋𒊒 (gu-u-ru)

References

• “gūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “gūru”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag