ḫaṣṣinnum

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Akkadian

Pronunciation

Noun

ḫaṣṣinnum m (construct state ḫaṣṣin, plural ḫaṣṣinnū)

  1. axe, hoe, digging tool

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Descendants

  • Aramaic:
  • Ancient Greek: ἀξῑ́νη (axī́nē) (possibly)
  • Soqotri: ḥeṣihin
  • Sumerian: 𒍏𒄩𒍣𒅔 (ḫurudḫa-zi-in /⁠ḫazin⁠/)

References

  • Kaufman, Stephen A. (1974) The Akkadian Influences on Aramaic (The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago Assyriological Studies; 19)‎, Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 54
  • Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 12