marûm

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Akkadian

Root
m-r-'
1 term

Etymology

From the verb 𒈠𒊒𒌑𒌝 (marûm, to fatten).

Pronunciation

Adjective

marûm (feminine marītum, predicative mari) (Old Assyrian, Babylonian, Nuzi)

  1. fattened (of domestic animals)
  2. (Standard Babylonian, grammar) marû ("slow (pronunciation)", used in the description of Sumerian verbs to refer to the imperfective form)

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References

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