dārûm

See also: darum, darům, and dārum

Akkadian

Etymology

From 𒁕𒀀𒀸 (dārum, “perpetuity”) +‎ 𒄿 (-ī, nisba suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dārûm (feminine dārītum, masculine plural dārûtum, feminine plural dāriātum, predicative dārī) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. everlasting, perpetual, enduring
    𒋗𒈠𒄠 𒁕𒊑𒀀𒄠 𒊭 𒈗𒋾𒅀 𒇻 𒀸𒆪𒌦
    šu-ma-am da-ri-a-am ša LUGAL-ti-ia lu aš-ku-un
    /šumam dāriam ša šarrūtīya lū aškun/
    I indeed established everlasting fame for my kingship.
  2. durable, lasting

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒁕𒌷 (DA.RI₂) (Neo-Assyrian)
  • 𒁕𒊑𒌝 (da-ri-um)
  • 𒁕𒌷𒌝 (da-ri₂-um)
  • 𒁕𒊒𒌑 (da-ru-u₂)
  • 𒁕𒊒𒌋 (da-ru-u)
  • 𒁕𒊒 (da-ru)

References
  • “dārû”, 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) “dārû(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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