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Akkadian
Etymology
From abārum (“to embrace”). Cognate with Arabic خَبِير (ḵabīr, “expert, someone who's well acquaninted with something”) and Biblical Hebrew חָבֵר (ḥɔḇér, “fellow, associate, companion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ibrum m (construct state ibir, plural ibrū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- comrade, fellow, friend, colleague, peer, equal (a person of the same status or profession)
𒅁𒊒 𒌑𒍣𒊏 𒄣𒊏𒁺 𒅆𒈨𒀀- ib-ru u₂-ṣi₂-ra qu-ra-du ši-me-a
- /ibrū uṣṣirā qurādū šimeā/
- Attention, comrade! Warriors, listen!
𒀠𒆷𒉡𒊌𒅗 𒀀𒄩𒄠 𒅇 𒅁𒊏𒄠 𒌑𒆷 𒄿𒋗- [allānukka aḫam u ebram ula īšu]
- al-la-nu-uk-ka a-ḫa-am u₃ eb-ra-am u₂-la i-šu
- Apart from you, I have no friend nor fellow.
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Derived terms
- ibrūtu (relationship between peers, alliance)
References
- “ibru”, 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) “ibru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag