šērum

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Akkadian

Root
š-'-r
1 term
𒀉𒄘𒍣𒂵 (šērum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šaḥ(a)r- (dawn, morning). Cognate with Arabic سَحَر (saḥar) and Biblical Hebrew שַׁחַר (šáḥar, dawn).

Pronunciation

Noun

šērum m (Babylonian)

  1. morning star, dawn
  2. morning

Alternative forms

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See also

References

  • “šēru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šēru(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag