birqum

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word birqum. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word birqum, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say birqum in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word birqum you have here. The definition of the word birqum will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofbirqum, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Akkadian

Root
b-r-q
1 term
π’‰π’„ˆ (birqum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *baraαΈ³- (β€œlightning”). Cognate with Arabic Ψ¨ΩŽΨ±Ω’Ω‚ (barq) or Biblical Hebrew Χ‘ΦΈΦΌΧ¨ΦΈΧ§ (bΙ”rɔ́q).

Pronunciation

Noun

birqum m (plural birqΕ«) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. lightning
  2. lightning bolt, thunderbolt (representation of a lightning)
    π’€­π’…Ž 𒁁𒂖 π’„΅π’†  ― dIM be-el bir-qiβ‚‚ /Adad, bΔ“l birqi/ ― Adad, lord of the lightning bolt

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • β€œbirqu”, 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) β€œberqu”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia