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*sur(u)m- - intestine
(SED I No. 237)
Inter-Semitic loans (Akk. > Syr. > Arb.) cannot be entirely ruled out.
Words
Akkadian
surummu
- a part of the intestinal tract
(CAD S 416; AHw. 1063)
Translated as ‘Mastdarm’ in AHw.
Syriac
šurmā
- anus, rectum
(LSyr. 809, SL 1536)
Scarcely attested.
Arabic
surm-
- anus
(BK 1 1084, Lane 1352)
Arabic
saram-
- pain of the anus
(BK 1 1084, Lane 1353)
May be related.
Selti
šērmo
- meat of the tail of the sheep
(EDG 585)
May be related, but semantically difficult to compare.