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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
| π | Sign Number | |
|---|---|---|
| MZL | 14 | |
| Deimel | 5 | |
| HZL | 205 | |
References
- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
Sign values
| Sign | π |
|---|---|
| Sumerograms | BA |
| Phonetic values | ba |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (ba, βto give as a gift, to divide upβ).
Logogram
π β’ (BA)
- Sumerogram of qiΔΕ‘um (βto bestowβ)
- Sumerogram of zΓ’zum (βto divide upβ)
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Noun
π β’ (ba)
Verb
π β’ (ba)
- to divide up, allot, distribute, assign
- to give as a gift or a share
- to reduce, diminish, deteriorate
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Contraction of π (beβ /β beβ /, βthisβ) + π (a, locative case marker).
Determiner
π β’ (ba /bΓ’/)
Etymology 3
Contraction of π (beβ /β beβ /) and the genitive case marker /-ak/.
Determiner
π β’ (ba /bΓ’k/)
Pronoun
π β’ (ba /bΓ’k/)
References
- βπ (ba)β in ePSD2
- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian (doctoral thesis)