karฤnum

Akkadian
Root
k-r-n
1 term
๐’ƒฒ ๐’…—๐’Š๐’‰ (kฤs karฤnim)
๐’† ๐’„ญ๐’… ๐’„‘๐’ƒพ (qitip karฤnim)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Semitic *karm- (โ€œvineyardโ€), with irregular mutation from /m/ to /n/. Compare Arabic ูƒูŽุฑู’ู… (karm) and Biblical Hebrew ื›ึถึผืจึถื (kษ›ฬrษ›m).

Pronunciation

Noun

karฤnum m (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. wine
  2. grapevine, vine
  3. grapes

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • ๐’ƒพ (GEล TIN) (wine)
  • ๐’ƒพ๐’ˆพ (GEล TIN.NA) (wine)
  • ๐’„‘๐’ƒพ (giลกGEล TIN) (vine)
  • ๐’…—๐’Š๐’‰ก (ka-ra-nu)
  • ๐’† ๐’Š๐’‰ก๐’Œ (ki-ra-nu-um)
  • ๐’† ๐’Š๐’ˆพ๐’„  (ki-ra-na-am) (accusative)
  • ๐’…—๐’Š๐’‰† (ka-ra-nam) (accusative)
  • ๐’† ๐’Š๐’‰† (ki-ra-nam) (accusative)
  • ๐’…—๐’Š๐’‰Œ๐’„ฟ๐’…Ž (ka-ra-ni-i-im) (genitive)
  • ๐’…—๐’Š๐’‰ (ka-ra-nim) (genitive)
  • ๐’‚ต๐’Š๐’‰ (kaโ‚ƒ-ra-nim) (genitive)
  • ๐’† ๐’Š๐’‰ (ki-ra-nim) (genitive)

Derived terms
  • bฤซt karฤnim (โ€œtavern, wine cellarโ€)
  • karฤnรป (wine red; lapis lazuli)
  • rab karฤnim (โ€œwine masterโ€)

References
  • โ€œkarฤnuโ€, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)โ€Ž, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956โ€“2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) โ€œkarฤnu(m)โ€, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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