zikarum

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Akkadian

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Root
z-k-r
2 terms
𒋛𒈠𒀜 𒍣𒅗𒊑𒅎 (simat zikarim)

Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ḏikar- (man, male). Cognate with Arabic ذَكَر (ḏakar) and Biblical Hebrew זָכָר (zɔḵɔ́r).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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zikarum (masculine plural zikarū, predicative zikar) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. male, virile
    𒍑 𒅇 𒊩 [zikar u sinniš]NITA u₃ SALmale and female

Noun

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zikarum m (plural zikarū)

  1. man, male
  2. ram
  3. a specific quality of stones and plants used as drugs; a cloud formation.

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References

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  • “zikaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “zikaru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag