kaprum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Biblical Hebrew כְּפָר (kəp̄ɔ́r) / כֹּפֶר (kóp̄ɛr, “village”) and Arabic كَفْر (kafr, “village”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kaprum m (construct state kaprat, plural kaprū m or kaprātum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. village (in the open country), farm
  2. suburban settlement (around a city)

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂍𒀀 (E₂.DURU₅)
  • (Neo-Assyrian) 𒌷𒊺 (URU.ŠE)
  • 𒅗𒀊𒊒𒌝 (ka-ap-ru-um)
  • 𒅗𒀊𒊒 (ka-ap-ru)
  • 𒆏𒊒 (kap-ru)
  • (accusative) 𒅗𒀊𒊏𒄠 (ka-ap-ra-am)
  • (genitive) 𒅗𒀊𒊑𒅎 (ka-ap-ri-im)
  • (genitive) 𒆏𒊑𒅎 (kap-ri-im)
  • (construct state) 𒅗𒌓 (ka-par)

References

  • “kapru A”, 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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