ṣeḫērum

Akkadian
Root
ṣ-ḫ-r

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-. Cognate with Arabic صَغُرَ‎ (ṣaḡura, “to be(come) small, young”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /sˤeˈχeː.rum/

Verb

ṣeḫērum (class i)

  1. (size or quantity) to be small, little, few
  2. (age) to be young, little
  3. (law) to be underage, a minor

Noun

ṣeḫērum m

  1. childhood
    𒄿𒈾 𒍢𒄭𒊑𒅀 ― i-na ṣe-ḫe-ri-ia /ina ṣeḫērīya/ ― when I was young (literally, “in my childhood”)

Alternative forms
  • ṣeḫēru (non-mimated form)
  • ṣaḫārum, ṣaḫāru (non-mimated form; OAkk., Ass.)
Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒍢𒄭𒊒𒌝 (ṣe-ḫe-ru-um)
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