ܫܪܘܟܝܢ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒈗𒁺 (Šarrum-kīn, literally “the king is legitimate”); the second element is cognate of ܟܹܐܢܵܐ (kēnā, “just, righteous”). Doublet of ܣܲܪܓܘܿܢ (sargōn).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʃarruːkiːn]

Proper noun

ܫܲܪܘܼܟܝܼܢ • (šarūkīn) m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Sharrukin or Sharokeen

Derived terms

• ܫܲܪܘܼܟܝܼܢܵܐ (šarūkīnā)