gišrum

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Akkadian

Root
g-š-r
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

gišrum f (plural gišrānū) (Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. wooden bar, log
    1. part of a lock to close a door
    2. barricade
  2. (Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian) bridge
  3. (Neo-Babylonian) bridge toll

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Descendants

References

  • “gišru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • “gišru B”, 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) “gišru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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