būrum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *bVʕVr- (“bull, calf”). Compare with Arabic بَعِير (baʕīr, “camel”) and Biblical Hebrew בְּעִיר (bəʕír, “cattle, beasts”) and Ugaritic 𐎛𐎁𐎗 (ỉbr, “bull”).

Pronunciation

Noun

būrum m (plural būrū) (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian, Middle Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian)

  1. young calf (of either sex)
  2. foal, kid (the young of quadrupeds)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒀫 (AMAR)
  • 𒄞𒀫 (GU₄.AMAR)
  • 𒁍𒌑𒀸 (bu-u₂-rum)
  • 𒁍𒌑𒊒 (bu-u₂-ru)
  • 𒁍𒌋𒊒 (bu-u-ru)
  • 𒁍𒊒 (bu-ru)

Derived terms
  • būrtum (“cow”)

References
  • “būru A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “būru(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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