šikarum

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Akkadian

Root
š-k-r
1 term
𒁉 (šikarum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šikar- (alcoholic drink). Cognate with Arabic سَكَر (sakar) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šeḵɔ́r).

Pronunciation

Noun

šikarum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. beer (made of grain)
  2. alcoholic drink, intoxicant liquid

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References

  • “šikaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992