marrum

marrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic مُرّ‎ (murr), Hebrew מַר‎ (mar), Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ‎ (marrīrā), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗 (mr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmar.rum/

Adjective

marrum (feminine marratum, masculine plural marrūtum, feminine plural marrātum)

1. bitter, brackish, biting

Alternative forms

marru (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Sumerograms	Phonetic
𒋀 (SES)	𒈥𒀸 (mar-rum) 𒈥𒊒 (mar-ru)

Derived terms

• marrūtum (“a kind of onion”)