ṣeḫrum

Akkadian
Root
ṣ-ḫ-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-. Cognate with Arabic صَغِير‎ (ṣaḡīr, “small”) and Hebrew צָעִיר‎ (ṣɔʿír, “young”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ṣeḫrum (base ṣeḫer, feminine ṣeḫertum, masculine plural ṣeḫrūtum, feminine plural ṣeḫrētum)

  1. verbal adjective of ṣeḫērum:
    1. small, little
    2. young, little
      • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, OMNIKA Foundation, transl., Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Law 14:
        𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒍢𒄴𒊏𒄠 𒅖𒋫𒊑𒅅 𒀉𒁕𒀝
        šum-ma a-wi-lum DUMU a-wi-lim ṣe-eḫ-ra-am iš-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak
        šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣeḫram ištariq iddâk
        If a free man has kidnapped the young son of a free man, he will be executed.
      𒌉 𒅇 𒃲 ― TUR u₃ GAL /ṣeḫer u rabi/ ― young and old
    3. minor, underage
    4. (of siblings) younger (brother/sister)
    5. (of kings) the Second
    6. (of scribes, merchants, etc.) junior

Noun

ṣeḫrum m (construct state ṣeḫer, plural ṣeḫrū)

  1. child
  2. servant

Alternative forms
  • ṣeḫru (non-mimated form)
  • ṣaḫrum, ṣaḫru (non-mimated form)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒌉 (TUR, BAN₃)
  • 𒌉𒁕 (BAN₃.DA)
  • 𒌉𒊏 (TUR.RA)
  • 𒍢𒄴𒊒𒌝 (ṣe-eḫ-ru-um)
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