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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ṯin- (“two”). Cognate with Arabic اِثْنَانِ (iṯnāni) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁנַיִם (šənáyim).
Pronunciation
Numeral
šinā m (feminine šittā, construct state šin)
- two, 2
Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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Mixed
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- 𒋛𒈾 (ši₂-na) (m)
- 𒅆𒈾 (ši-na) (m)
- 𒅆𒀉𒋫 (ši-it-ta) (f)
- 𒋛𒋫 (ši₂-ta) (f)
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- 𒈫𒈾 (2-na) (m)
- 𒈫𒋫 (2-ta) (f)
- 𒈫𒋛𒈾 (2ši₂-na)
- 𒈫𒋛𒋫 (2ši₂-ta)
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References
- “šina”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992