Ayyārum

Ayyārum

Akkadian

Etymology

Spelled with 𒌚 (“month”) and 𒄞 (“bull”). Cognate with Arabic أَيَّار‎ (ʾayyār, “May”) and Hebrew אִיָּר‎ (ʾiyyār, “Iyar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ajˈjaː.rum/

Proper noun

Ayyārum (from Old Babylonian on)

1. Ayyāru, the second month of the Babylonian calendar

Alternative forms

• Ayyāru (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌚𒄞 (ITI.GU₄) 𒌚𒄞𒋛𒁲 (ITI.GU₄.SI.SA₂)	𒀀𒅀𒊒𒌝 (a-ia-ru-um) 𒀀𒅀𒀸 (a-ia-rum) 𒀀𒀀𒊒 (a-a-ru)

Derived terms

• Ayyārûm (“born in the month of Ayyāru”)

 

Descendants

• → Biblical Hebrew: אִיָּר‎ (ʾiyyār)
• → Classical Syriac: ܐܝܪ‎ (ʾīyār)
  • → Arabic: أَيَّار‎ (ʾayyār)

References

• “ajaru C”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• The Babylonian Calendar at Elephantine
• Babylonian and Seleucid Dates