ṣeḫrum

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Akkadian

Root
ṣ-ḫ-r
4 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṣaɣir-. Cognate with Arabic صَغِير (ṣaḡīr, “small”) and Biblical Hebrew צָעִיר (ṣɔʕír, “young”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ṣeḫrum (feminine ṣeḫertum, masculine plural ṣeḫrūtum, feminine plural ṣeḫrētum, predicative ṣeḫer)

  1. verbal adjective of ṣeḫērum:
    1. small, little
    2. young, little
      • 1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code‎, The Louvre, Law 14:
        𒋳𒈠 𒀀𒉿𒈝 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒍢𒄴𒊏𒄠 𒅖𒋫𒊑𒅅 𒀉𒁕𒀝
        [šumma awīlum mār awīlim ṣeḫram ištariq iddâk]
        šum-ma a-wi-lum DUMU a-wi-lim ṣe-eḫ-ra-am iš-ta-ri-iq id-da-ak
        If a free man has kidnapped the young son of a free man, he will be executed.
      𒌉 𒅇 𒃲 [ṣeḫer u rabi] ― TUR u₃ GAL ― young and old
    3. minor, underage
    4. (of siblings) younger (brother/sister)
    5. (of kings) the Second
    6. (of scribes, merchants, etc.) junior

Noun

ṣeḫrum m (construct state ṣeḫer, plural ṣeḫrū)

  1. child
  2. servant

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