maḫrûm

See also: mahrum, maḫrum, and məhrum

Akkadian

Root
m-ḫ-r
4 terms

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: ištēn     Ordinal: pānûm, maḫrûm, istī'um     Multiplier: ištīššu

Etymology

From 𒅆 (maḫrum, “front”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

maḫrûm (feminine maḫrītum, masculine plural maḫrûtum, feminine plural maḫriātum, predicative maḫrī) (Old Babylonian, Middle Assyrian)

1. first, old, original
2. first (to come or go), next, future
3. former, earlier, previous
4. fore, front

Alternative forms

• maḫrû (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅆 (IGI)	𒈠𒄴𒊒𒌑𒌝 (ma-aḫ-ru-u₂-um) 𒈤𒀸 (maḫ-rum) 𒈤𒊒𒌑 (maḫ-ru-u₂) 𒈤𒊑𒄿𒌈 (maḫ-ri-i-tum) (feminine)

Related terms

• maḫrītum (“front part”)

 

References

• “maḫrû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964