marṣum

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See also: Marsum

Akkadian

Root
m-r-ṣ
2 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

marṣum (feminine maruštum, masculine plural marṣūtum, feminine plural marṣātum, predicative maruṣ) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. verbal adjective of marāṣum:
    1. sick, diseased
      Antonym: 𒁲 (šalmum)
    2. difficult, severe, bitter, troublesome

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References

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