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Akkadian
Etymology
From 𒅆 (maḫrum, “front”) + 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).
Pronunciation
Adjective
maḫrûm (feminine maḫrītum, masculine plural maḫrûtum, feminine plural maḫriātum, predicative maḫrī) (Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian)
- first, old, original
- first (to come or go), next, future
- former, earlier, previous
- fore, front
Alternative forms
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Phonetic
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- 𒈠𒄴𒊒𒌑𒌝 (ma-aḫ-ru-u₂-um)
- 𒈤𒀸 (maḫ-rum)
- 𒈤𒊒𒌑 (maḫ-ru-u₂)
- 𒈤𒊑𒄿𒌈 (maḫ-ri-i-tum) (feminine)
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Related terms
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