nārum

nārum

Akkadian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr) and Biblical Hebrew נָהָר‎ (nɔhɔ́r).

Noun

nārum f (construct state nār or nāri, plural nārātum)

1. river, canal

   𒈬𒌑 𒈾𒊑𒅎 𒊭𒀊𒇷𒁴

   mu-u₂ na-ri-im ša-ap-li-tim

   /mû nārim šaplītim/

   the water of the lower river

2. River, River-god (a river personified or deified)
3. vein, duct of the liver
4. strip

Alternative forms

• nāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀀𒇉 (ID₂) 𒀀𒇉𒀀𒇉 (ID₂.ID₂) (pl) 𒀀𒇉𒁕𒄭𒀀 (ID₂.DA.ḪI.A) (pl)	𒈾𒊒𒌝 (na-ru-um) 𒈾𒀀𒊒 (na-a-ru)

Derived terms

• nārūtum

 

Noun

nārum m (construct state nār or nāri)

1. musician

Alternative forms

• nuārum (Assyrian, Nuzi)
• nu'ru (Middle Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒈜 (NAR) 𒇽𒈜 (Lu₂.NAR)	𒈾𒀀𒀸 (na-a-rum) 𒈾𒊒𒌝 (na-ru-um)