nārum

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word nārum. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word nārum, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say nārum in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word nārum you have here. The definition of the word nārum will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnārum, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Akkadian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *nahar- (“river”). Cognate with Arabic نَهْر (nahr) and Biblical Hebrew נָהָר (nɔhɔ́r).

Noun

nārum f (construct state nār or nāri, plural nārātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. river, canal
    𒈬𒌑 𒈾𒊑𒅎 𒊭𒀊𒇷𒁴
    [mû nārim šaplītim]
    mu-u₂ na-ri-im ša-ap-li-tim
    the water of the lower river
  2. River, River-god (a river personified or deified)
  3. vein, duct of the liver
  4. strip
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
Derived terms

References

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

Etymology 2

Noun

nārum m (construct state nār or nāri)

  1. musician
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia