qerûm

Akkadian

Root
q-r-'
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḳ-r-ʔ (“to call, invite”). Cognate with Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to read”) and Biblical Hebrew קָרָא (qɔrɔ́ʔ, “to call; to read”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /qeˈruːm/

Verb

qerûm (class i) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. to invite
2. to take away, take along, lead away

Alternative forms

• qerû (non-mimated)
• qarûm, qarû
• qarā'um, qarā'u (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒆠𒊒𒌝 (qe₂-ru-um) 𒂵𒊏𒌝 (qa₂-ra-um)

References

• “qerû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011