kurûm

Akkadian
Root
k-r-y
1 term

Pronunciation

Adjective

kurûm (feminine kurītum, masculine plural kurûtum, feminine plural kuriātum, predicative kuri) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of karûm:
    1. short (time and size)
      𒊭 𒍠 𒆸𒁕𒈠 𒊭 𒆏 𒁍𒁕 [ša imnim kurīma ša šumēlim arik] ― ša ZAG LUGUD₂.DA-ma ša GUB₃ GID₂.DA ― The right one is short, the left one, long.
    2. (nominalized) short (person), dwarf

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆸 (LUGUD₂, GUD₈, GUDₓ)
  • 𒆸𒁕 (LUGUD₂.DA, GUD₈.DA, GUDₓ.DA)
  • 𒆪𒊒𒌑𒌝 (ku-ru-u₂-um)
  • 𒆪𒊒𒌝 (ku-ru-um)
  • 𒆪𒊒𒌑 (ku-ru-u₂)
  • 𒆪𒊒𒌋 (ku-ru-u)
  • 𒆪𒊒 (ku-ru)

Antonyms

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