zērum

Akkadian

Etymology
Root
z-r-'
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *zarʕ- (“seed”). Cognate with Arabic زَرْع‎ (zarʕ) and Biblical Hebrew זֶרַע‎ (zɛ́raʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

zērum m (construct state zēr or zēri, plural zērū)

  1. seed
  2. semen
  3. offspring, descendant

Alternative forms
  • zēru (non-mimated)
  • zīrum, zīru (non-mimated)
  • zar'um, zar'u (Old Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆰 (NUMUN)
  • 𒊺𒆰 (ŠE.NUMUN)
  • 𒍣𒊒𒌝 (zi-ru-um)
  • 𒍢𒊒𒌝 (ze₂-ru-um)
  • 𒍣𒂊𒀸 (zi-e-rum)
  • 𒍣𒂊𒊒 (zi-e-ru)
  • 𒍣𒊒 (zi-ru)

References
  • “zēru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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