nūrum
Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”). Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”), نَار (nār, “fire”) and Biblical Aramaic נוּר (nûr, “fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuː.rum/
Noun
nūrum m
- light
- fire, lamp
Alternative forms
- nūru (non-mimated)
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References
- “nūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980