dārum

See also: darum, darům, and dārûm

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew דּוֹר‎ (dor, “generation”). The meaning "generation" represents a West Semitic loan.

Pronunciation

Noun

dārum m (construct state dār or dāri, absolute state dār, plural dārū)

  1. (rare) perpetuity, continuum, permanence
    𒅖𒌅 𒁕𒅈 ― iš-tu da-ar /ištu dār/ ― from time immemorial (literally, “since forever”)
  2. generation, lifetime (60~70 years, the life span of a human being)

Usage notes

In Old Akkadian and Old Babylonian it only occurs in the absolute state.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒁕𒀀𒀸 (da-a-rum)
  • 𒁕𒅈 (da-ar) (absolute state)
  • 𒁕𒀀𒅈 (da-a-ar) (absolute state)
  • 𒁕𒀀𒊒 (da-a-ru) (pl)

Derived terms
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