marrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Arabic مُرّ‎ (murr), Hebrew מַר‎ (mar), Classical Syriac ܡܪܝܪܐ‎ (marrīrā), and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎗 (mr).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈmar.rum/

Adjective

marrum (feminine marratum, masculine plural marrūtum, feminine plural marrātum, predicative mar)

bitter, brackish, biting

Alternative forms

marru (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒋀 (SES)	𒈥𒀸 (mar-rum) 𒈥𒊒 (mar-ru)

Derived terms

marrūtum (“a kind of onion”)

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