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Akkadian
Etymology
Cognate with Biblical Hebrew דּוֹר (dor, “generation”). The meaning "generation" represents a West Semitic loan.
Pronunciation
Noun
dārum m (construct state dār or dāri, absolute state dār, plural dārū)
- (rare) perpetuity, continuum, permanence
- 𒅖𒌅 𒁕𒅈 ― iš-tu da-ar /ištu dār/ ― from time immemorial (literally, “since forever”)
- generation, lifetime (60~70 years, the life span of a human being)
Usage notes
In Old Akkadian and Old Babylonian it only occurs in the absolute state.
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒁕𒀀𒀸 (da-a-rum)
- 𒁕𒅈 (da-ar) (absolute state)
- 𒁕𒀀𒅈 (da-a-ar) (absolute state)
- 𒁕𒀀𒊒 (da-a-ru) (pl)
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