maḫrûm

Akkadian
Root
m-ḫ-r
4 terms
Akkadian numbers (edit)
10
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    Cardinal: ištēn
    Ordinal: pānûm, maḫrûm, istī'um
    Multiplier: ištīššu

Etymology

From 𒅆 (maḫrum, “front”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

maḫrûm (base maḫrī, feminine maḫrītum, masculine plural maḫrûtum, feminine plural maḫriātum) (Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian)

  1. first, old, original
  2. first (to come or go), next, future
  3. former, earlier, previous
  4. fore, front

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈠𒄴𒊒𒌑𒌝 (ma-aḫ-ru-u₂-um)
  • 𒈤𒀸 (maḫ-rum)
  • 𒈤𒊒𒌑 (maḫ-ru-u₂)
  • 𒈤𒊑𒄿𒌈 (maḫ-ri-i-tum) (feminine)
  • maḫrītum (“front part”)

References
  • “maḫrû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964
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