šanûm

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Akkadian

Root
š-n-y
2 terms
Akkadian numbers (edit)
[a], [b], [c] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: šinā
    Ordinal: šanûm
    Multiplier: šinîšu
    Fractional: mišlum, muttatum, bāmtum

Etymology

From 𒈫 (šinā). Cognate with Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁנִי (šení).

Pronunciation

Adjective

šanûm (feminine šanītum, masculine plural šanûtum, feminine plural šaniātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of šanûm:
    1. second (of two or more), next, other
      𒀀𒁉 𒀜𒋫 𒀀𒇲𒉡𒂵 𒀀𒁀𒄠 𒊭𒉌𒀀𒄠 𒌑𒆷 𒄿𒋗
      a-bi at-ta a-la₂-nu-ka₃ a-ba-am ša-ni-a-am u₂-la i-šu
      /abī atta allānukka abam šaniam ula īšu/
      You are my father. I have no other father except you.
    2. (nominalised) something else, another

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
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References

  • “šanû A adj”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “šanû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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