nūrum

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Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nūr- (“light”). Cognate with Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”), نَار (nār, “fire”) and Biblical Aramaic נוּר (nur, “fire”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nūrum m

  1. light
  2. fire, lamp

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References

  • “nūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980
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