marrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic مُرّ (murr), Hebrew מַר (mar), Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ (marrīrā), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗 (mr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.rum/

Adjective

marrum (feminine marratum, masculine plural marrūtum, feminine plural marrātum, predicative mar)

  1. bitter, brackish, biting

Alternative forms

marru (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈥𒀸 (mar-rum)
  • 𒈥𒊒 (mar-ru)

Derived terms

  • marrūtum (“a kind of onion”)
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