nārum

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Arabic نَهْر‎ (nahr) and Biblical Hebrew נָהָר‎ (nɔhɔ́r).

Noun

nārum f (construct state nār or nāri, plural nārātum)

  1. river, canal
    𒈬𒌑 𒈾𒊑𒅎 𒊭𒀊𒇷𒁴
    mu-u₂ na-ri-im ša-ap-li-tim
    /mû nārim šaplītim/
    the water of the lower river
  2. River, River-god (a river personified or deified)
  3. vein, duct of the liver
  4. strip
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀀𒇉 (ID₂)
  • 𒀀𒇉𒀀𒇉 (ID₂.ID₂) (pl)
  • 𒀀𒇉𒁕𒄭𒀀 (ID₂.DA.ḪI.A) (pl)
  • 𒈾𒊒𒌝 (na-ru-um)
  • 𒈾𒀀𒊒 (na-a-ru)
Derived terms
  • nārūtum

Noun

nārum m (construct state nār or nāri)

  1. musician
Alternative forms
  • nuārum (Assyrian, Nuzi)
  • nu'ru (Middle Babylonian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈜 (NAR)
  • 𒇽𒈜 (Lu₂.NAR)
  • 𒈾𒀀𒀸 (na-a-rum)
  • 𒈾𒊒𒌝 (na-ru-um)
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