šārum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Maybe related to Biblical Hebrew סַ֫עַר (sáʿar, “tempest”) and סְעָרָה (səʿɔrɔ́, “storm-wind”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃaː.rum/ === Noun === šārum m (plural šārū or šārātum f) (from Old Akkadian on) wind cardinal point, direction breath air, flatus, flatulence (figurative) emptiness, nothingness, lies, vanity, falsehood ==== Alternative forms ==== šāru (non-mimated) ==== See also ==== compass points: 𒅎𒎌 (šārū): [edit] === References === The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011 Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library