urrum
Akkadian
Etymology
Compare Biblical Hebrew אוֹר (ʾor, “light”).
Pronunciation
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈur.rum/
Noun
urrum m (plural urrū)
- day, daylight (opposed to night)
- Synonym: 𒌓 (ūmum)
- 𒈬𒊭𒄠 𒅇 𒌓𒊏𒄠 ― mu-ša-am u₃ u₄-ra-am /mūšam u urram/ ― all the time (literally, “night and day”)
- early morning
- tomorrow, next day
Alternative forms
- urru (non-mimated)
- ḫurrum
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Derived terms
- urram (“tomorrow”)
Related terms
- urram šēram (“in the future”)