šiprum
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Akkadian[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| š-p-r |
| 3 terms |
Etymology[edit]
Verbal noun of 𒊭𒉺𒀸 (šapārum, “to send to”). The sense development is akin to Classical Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ, “message, letter”) from ἐπῐστέλλειν (epistéllein, “to send to”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈʃip.rum/
Noun[edit]
šiprum m (construct state šipir, plural šiprū) (from Old Akkadian on)
- message, report, commission
- (Old Akkadian, Old Assyrian) messenger
- Synonym: 𒌉𒅆𒅁𒊑𒅎 (mār šiprim)
- work, task, activity, mission
Alternative forms[edit]
| Logograms | Phonetic |
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Descendants[edit]
- → Aramaic: סִפְרָא (sip̄rā), ܣܶܦܪܳܐ (sep̄rā, “book, scroll”)
- → Arabic: سِفْر (sifr, “book”)
- → Biblical Hebrew: סֵפֶר (sép̄ɛr, “letter; document, book, scroll”)
- → Israeli Hebrew: ספר (séfer, “book”)
- → Ugaritic: 𐎒𐎔𐎗 (spr, “tablet; writing; letter”)
References[edit]
- “šipru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šipru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag