šārum

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See also: Sarum

Akkadian

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𒅎 (šārum)
𒅎𒎌 (šārū)

Etymology

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Maybe related to Biblical Hebrew סַ֫עַר (sáʿar, tempest) and סְעָרָה (səʿɔrɔ́, storm-wind).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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šārum m (plural šārū or šārātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. wind
  2. cardinal point, direction
  3. breath
  4. air, flatus, flatulence
  5. (figurative) emptiness, nothingness, lies, vanity, falsehood

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic

See also

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  • (compass points) 𒅎𒎌 (šārū);
𒅎𒋛𒁲 (ištānum)
𒅎𒈥𒌅 (amurrum) 𒅎𒆳𒊏 (šadûm)
𒅎𒍇𒇻 (šūtum)

References

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  • 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) A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag