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Akkadian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Nominalised participle of 𒊭𒉺𒀸 (šapārum, “to send”).
Noun
šaprum m (plural šaprūtum m or šaprātum f) (from Old Babylonian on)
- messenger, envoy
- (Neo-Assyrian) variation of 𒊭𒁀𒅈𒌈 (šapartum, “pledge”)
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References
- “šapru B”, 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) “šapru(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Etymology 2
From Proto-Semitic *ṯapr- (“vulva”). Cognate with Arabic ثَفْر (ṯafr).
Noun
šaprum m (construct state šapar, plural šaprū) (Babylonian, Elam, Boghazkeui)
- thigh (contextually often applied to female genitals)
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References
- “šapru 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) “šapru(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag