burāšum

Akkadian

Etymology

Related to Aramaic בְּרָתָא (bərāṯā) and Biblical Hebrew בְּרוֹשׁ (bəroš). Suggested to be an old borrowing from Proto-Iranian *hampr̥sā.

Pronunciation

Noun

burāšum m (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. a tree of the cypress family, most likely a juniper

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁍𒊏𒋗𒌝 (bu-ra-šu-um)
  • 𒁍𒊏𒋙 (bu-ra-šu₂)

Descendants
  • >? Ancient Greek: βράθυ (bráthu, “savin”) (see there for further descendants)

References
  • “burāšu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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