šikarum

Akkadian
Root
š-k-r
1 term
𒁉 (šikarum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *šikar- (“alcoholic drink”). Cognate with Arabic سَكَر (sakar) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šeḵɔ́r).

Pronunciation

Noun

šikarum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. beer (made of grain)
  2. alcoholic drink, intoxicant liquid

Alternative forms
  • šikaru (non-mimated)
  • šikrum, šikru
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁉 (KAŠ)
  • 𒁉𒄭𒀀 (KAŠ.ḪI.A)
  • 𒁉𒎌 (KAŠ.MEŠ)
  • 𒅆𒅗𒊒𒌝 (ši-ka-ru-um)

References
  • “šikaru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 17, Š, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992
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