igārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From earlier Sumerian 𒂍𒋞 (e₂-gar₈ /⁠egar⁠/, “wall of a building”).

Pronunciation

Noun

igārum m (plural igārātum f or igārū m) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. wall (of a building, house, garden)
  2. side of a ship

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂍𒋞 (E₂.SIG₄, E₂.GAR₈)
  • 𒄑𒍣 (IZ.ZI)
  • (Old Babylonian, rare) 𒄿𒄑𒍣 (I.IZ.ZI)
  • 𒂍𒍣 (E₂.ZI)
  • 𒋞𒍣 (SIG₄.ZI)
  • 𒄿𒂵𒀸 (i-ga-rum)
  • 𒄿𒂵𒊒 (i-ga-ru)

Descendants

  • → Aramaic: 𐡀𐡂𐡓𐡀 (ʾgrʾ), אִיגָּרָא, ܐܶܓܳܪܳܐ (ʾeggārā)
    • → Arabic: إِجَّار (ʔijjār)
      • → Sicilian: anzara, anźara, anzaru, azzaru, aźara (“roof”)

References

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