karānum

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Akkadian

Root
k-r-n
1 term
𒃲 𒅗𒊏𒉏 (kās karānim)
𒆠𒄭𒅁 𒄑𒃾 (qitip karānim)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Semitic *karm- (vineyard), with irregular mutation from /m/ to /n/. Compare Arabic كَرْم (karm) and Biblical Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kɛ́rɛm).

Pronunciation

Noun

karānum m (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. wine
  2. grapevine, vine
  3. grapes

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References

  • “karānu”, 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) “karānu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag