pīrum

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

Akkadian

Etymology

Usually regarded as a loanword from some other non-Semitic or Afroasiatic language. Has been compared to Middle Egyptian pꜣ-ꜣb(w) (with the Egyptian definite article prefixed; reconstructed as /piʀ-ˈʀuːbaw/), from which Ancient Greek ἐλ-έφας (el-éphas) (whence also English elephant) and Latin eb-ur (“ivory”) are derived, too. Blažek 1998 postulates Proto-Semitic *pirl-, with assimilation r-l → r-r or r-l → l-l, yielding Akkadian forms 𒉿𒄿𒊒 (pīru) and 𒉿𒄿𒇻 (pīlu). Alternatively also said to be a loan from Proto-Dravidian *pal.

Pronunciation

Noun

pīrum m or f (plural pīrū m or pīrātum f) (Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1. elephant

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

Descendants

References

  • “pīru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Václav Blažek Two Greek words of a foreign origin : I. ἐλέφᾱς, II. φοῖνιξ, Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity. N, Řada klasická = Graeco-Latina Brunensia. 1998-1999, vol. 47-48, iss. N3-4
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia