šurānum

Akkadian
Root
š-r-n
1 term
𒊓𒀀 (šurānum)

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

Noun

šurānum m (plural šurānū) (Old Akkadian, Babylonian)

  1. cat
  2. a male given name

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒊓𒀀 (SA.A)
  • 𒋗𒊏𒉡𒌝 (šu-ra-nu-um)
  • 𒋗𒊏𒀀𒉡 (šu-ra-a-nu)
  • 𒋗𒊏𒉡 (šu-ra-nu)
  • 𒋗𒊏𒈝 (šu-ra-num₂)

Derived terms
  • šurāniš (“like a cat”)

Descendants
  • → Aramaic: שׁוּנָּרָא / ܫܘܢܪܐ (šunnārā), ܫܘܪܢܐ (šūrānā), ܣܢܘܪܐ (sannūrā)

References
  • “šurānu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šurānu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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