šuburrum
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Akkadian[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| š-b-r |
| 2 terms |
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Semitic *ŝVbVr- (“hind parts”). Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎌𐎁𐎗 (šbr, “anus”) and Tigre ሽብር (šəbər, “rump”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ʃuˈbur.rum/
Noun[edit]
šuburrum m (plural šuburrū) (from Old Babylonian on)
- rump, bottom, rear, buttocks, rectum, anus
- (please add the primary text of this usage example)
- [tušabšal tašaḫḫal tukaṣṣa lū baḫir ana šuburrīšu tašappa]
- You boil (the remedy), strain it, let it cool, but it should be still hot when you pour it into his anus.
- (please add the primary text of this usage example)
- [ubāna teppuš ana šuburrīšu tašakkan]
- You make a suppository and introduce it into his rectum.
Alternative forms[edit]
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References[edit]
- “šuburru”, 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) “šuburru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag