maḫrum

See also: mahrum, maḫrûm, and məhrum

Akkadian
Root
m-ḫ-r
4 terms

Etymology

Compare Sabaean 𐩣𐩭𐩧 (mḫr, “to face, oppose, fight”) and Soqotri [script needed] (meḥor, “to offer”).

Pronunciation

Noun

maḫrum m (construct state maḫar) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. (place) front, presence
    𒀀𒉿𒀀𒌈 𒈠𒄯 𒂗𒅀 𒂵𒄠𒊏𒄣
    [awâtum maḫar bēlīya gamrākum]
    a-wa-a-tum ma-ḫar EN-ia ga-am-ra-kum
    The affairs have been settled for you before my lord.
    𒌨𒊏𒄠 𒈠𒄴𒊑𒅗 𒀀𒈾𒀀𒆪
    [urram maḫrīka anāku]
    ur-ra-am ma-aḫ-ri-ka a-na-a-ku
    Tomorrow I will be with you.
  2. (time) past, bygone time

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈠𒄴𒊒 (ma-aḫ-ru)
  • 𒈤𒊒 (maḫ-ru)
  • 𒈠𒄩𒅈 (ma-ḫa-ar) (construct state)
  • 𒈠𒄯 (ma-ḫar) (construct state)

Derived terms
  • adi maḫar (“up to, in the direction of”)
  • ana maḫar (“before, into the presence of”)
  • ina maḫar (“before, in the presence of”)

References
  • “maḫru”, 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) “maḫru(m”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
  • Huehnergard, John (2011) A Grammar of Akkadian (Harvard Semitic Studies; 45), 3rd edition, Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns
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