ṣuprum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣upr- (“nail, claw”). Cognate with Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr) and Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּרֶן (ṣippórɛn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsˤup.rum/ === Noun === ṣuprum m (construct state ṣupur, plural ṣuprātum f) (finger or toe) nail nail impression (on a clay tablet, as signature) claw, hoof clove (of saffron) ==== Alternative forms ==== ṣupru (non-mimated) === References === “ṣupru A”, in 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), “ṣupru(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library