kaprum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew כְּפָר (kəp̄ɔ́r) / כֹּפֶר (kóp̄ɛr, village) and Arabic كَفْر (kafr, village).

Pronunciation

Noun

kaprum m (construct state kaprat, plural kaprū m or kaprātum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. village (in the open country), farm
  2. suburban settlement (around a city)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “kapru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011