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Addaru

Addaru proper noun: the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar.

Proper noun

Addaru

  1. The twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar.
    • In the Babylonian 19-year cycle, most of the leap years add a second Adaru, but in the 17ᵗʰ year of the cycle, they add a second Ululu.2024, David Golinkin, “What Is The Purpose And History Of Adar II”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 4, page 87

Origin of Addaru

Learned borrowing from Akkadian 𒌚𒊺 (Addaru). Doublet of Adar.

Questions about Addaru

What does Addaru mean?
Addaru means the twelfth month of the Babylonian calendar.
What part of speech is Addaru?
Addaru is a proper noun.

Words near Addaru in the dictionary

  1. Addairs
  2. Addamo
  3. Addamos
  4. Addams
  5. Addamses
  6. Addaru
  7. addas
  8. addaties
  9. addax
  10. addaxes
  11. addback

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