kirûm

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒊬 (kiri₆ /⁠kiri⁠/).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kirûm m (base kiri, plural kirû m or kiriātum f)

1. garden, orchard

Alternative forms

• kirû (non-mimated form)
• kirium (Old Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒊬 (KIRI₆) 𒄑𒊬 (GIŠ.KIRI₆)	𒆠𒊒𒌝 (ki-ru-um)