šārtum

Akkadian
𒋠 (šārtum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *śaʕr- (“hair”). Cognate with Arabic شَعْر‎ (šaʕr) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׂעָר‎ (śeʕɔ́r).

Pronunciation

Noun

šārtum f (plural šārātum)

  1. a single hair
  2. hair
  3. fur
  4. goat hair (as raw material)

Inflection
Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative šārtum šārtān šārātum
Genitive šārtim šārtīn šārātim
Accusative šārtam šārtīn šārātim
Construct state šārat
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋠 (SIG₂)
  • 𒋠𒍚 (SIG₂.UZ₃)
  • 𒈰 (MUNSUB, MUNŠUB) (uncommon)
  • 𒋁𒋦 (MUNSUB₂) (uncommon)
  • 𒊬𒌈 (šar-tum)
  • 𒊹𒌈 (šar₂-tum)
  • 𒊭𒅈𒌈 (ša-ar-tum)
  • 𒊬𒌅 (šar-tu)
  • 𒊬𒌓 (šar-tu₂)
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