qerûm

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Proto-Semitic *ḳaraʔ- (“to call, invite”). Cognate with Arabic قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to read”) and Biblical Hebrew קָרָא (qɔrɔ́ʔ, “to call; to read”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /qeˈruːm/ === Verb === qerûm (class i) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) to invite to take away, take along, lead away ==== Alternative forms ==== qerû (non-mimated) qarûm, qarû qarā'um, qarā'u (Assyrian) === References === “qerû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011