zērum

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Akkadian

Etymology

Root
z-r-'
1 term

From Proto-Semitic *zarʕ- (“seed”). Cognate with Arabic زَرْع (zarʕ) and Biblical Hebrew זֶרַע (zɛ́raʕ).

Pronunciation

Noun

zērum m (construct state zēr or zēri, plural zērū)

  1. seed
  2. semen
  3. offspring, descendant

Alternative forms

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References

  • “zēru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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