qaqqarum
Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḳarḳar- (“ground”). Cognate with Biblical Hebrew קַרְקַע (qarqaʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈqaq.qa.rum/
Noun
qaqqarum m (plural qaqqarū m or qaqqarātum f)
- (opposed to sky and sea) the earth
- the underworld
- ground as a surface
- terrain, territory
- 𒆠𒈾𒀝𒊑𒅎 ― KI na-ak-ri-im /qaqqar nakrim/ ― enemy territory (literally, “the territory of the enemy”)
- 𒆠𒁕𒀭𒉡𒌝 ― KI da-an-nu-um /qaqqarum dannum/ ― difficult terrain
- (buildings) plot of ground
- (measurements) stretch/extent of land
- (astronomy) district of constellation
- (boat, brazier, etc.) base, floor
- (extispicy) a part of the liver
- a blank space on cuneiform tablets
Alternative forms
- qaqqaru (non-mimated form)
- kaqqarum, kaqqaru (non-mimated form)
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