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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḳ-r-ʔ (“to call, invite”). Cognate with Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to read”) and Biblical Hebrew קָרָא (qɔrɔ́ʔ, “to call; to read”).
Pronunciation
Verb
qerûm (class i) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- to invite
- to take away, take along, lead away
Cuneiform spellings
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- 𒆠𒊒𒌝 (qe₂-ru-um)
- 𒂵𒊏𒌝 (qa₂-ra-um)
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References
- “qerû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011