šuršum

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Akkadian

Root
š-r-š
1 term
𒁼 (šuršum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šurš- (“root”). Cognate with Arabic شِرْش (širš) and Biblical Hebrew שֹׁרֶשׁ (šórɛš).

Pronunciation

Noun

šuršum m (construct state šuruš, plural šuršū) (from Old Akkadian, Old Babylonian on)

  1. root
  2. base, foundation

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References

  • “šuršu”, 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) “šuršu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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