maḫrûm

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See also: mahrum, maḫrum, and məhrum

Akkadian

Root
m-ḫ-r
4 terms
Akkadian numbers (edit)
10
1 2  →  10  → 
    Cardinal: ištēn
    Ordinal: pānûm, maḫrûm, istī'um
    Multiplier: ištīššu

Etymology

From 𒅆 (maḫrum, front) +‎ 𒄿 (, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

maḫrûm (feminine maḫrītum, masculine plural maḫrûtum, feminine plural maḫriātum, predicative maḫrī) (Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian)

  1. first, old, original
  2. first (to come or go), next, future
  3. former, earlier, previous
  4. fore, front

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References

  • “maḫrû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964