šallūrum

Akkadian

Etymology

Possibly from Hurrian 𒄑𒄒 (GIŠ.KIB /⁠*s̄all-orə⁠/), whence also Middle Armenian սալոր (salor, “plum”). Probably related to Sumerian 𒄒 (šennur, “plum”).

Pronunciation

Noun

šallūrum m (plural šallūrū) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. a fruit tree and its fruit, probably a plum

Alternative forms
  • šallūru (non-mimated)
  • šannūru (Nuzi)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊭𒇻𒊒𒌝 (ša-lu-ru-um)
  • 𒊩𒇻𒀸 (šal-lu-rum)
  • 𒊩𒇻𒊒 (šal-lu-ru)

References
  • “šallūru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 17, Š, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1989
  • Diakonoff, Igor M. (1985) “Hurro-Urartian Borrowings in Old Armenian”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society‎, volume 105, number 4, pages 597–603
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