nūrum

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Akkadian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nūrum m

  1. light
  2. fire, lamp

Alternative forms[edit]

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

References[edit]

  • “nūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 11, N, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980