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Translingual
Cuneiform sign
π
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Sign Number
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MZL
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661
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Deimel
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411
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HZL
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261
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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
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π
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Sumerograms
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10, 36000, 600, BURβ, GIGURU, U, UMUN
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Phonetic values
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u, Ε‘uβ
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Etymology 1
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (giguru, βedge, rimβ).
Logogram
π β’ (GIGURU)
- Sumerogram of gigurΓ» (βWinkelhakenβ)
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (u, βtenβ).
Logogram
π β’ (U)
- Sumerogram of eΕ‘eret (βtenβ)
Etymology 3
Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π (umun, βlordβ).
Logogram
π β’ (UMUN)
- Sumerogram of bΔlum (βlordβ)
Elamite
Pronoun
π (u)
- I
Hittite
Symbol
π β’ (u)
- Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.
Luwian
Symbol
π (u)
- Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.
Sumerian
Etymology 1
Noun
π β’ (burβ /burud/)
- breach, hole
- depression, low-lying area, depth
Verb
π β’ (burβ /burud/)
- to perforate
- to be deep
Etymology 2
Noun
π β’ (burβ /bur/)
- unit of area and volume "bur"
Etymology 3
From π (gi, βreedβ) + π₯ (gur, βto turnβ) + π (a, nominalizing suffix), literally βreed stylus turned aroundβ, indicating the antecedent of the sign π, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus.
Noun
π β’ (giguru)
- edge, rim
Etymology 4
Verb
π β’ (Ε‘uβ /Ε‘ug/)
- Alternative form of π» (sugβ /β sugβ /, βplural of πΊ (gub, βto standβ)β)
Etymology 5
Noun
π β’ (u)
- abuse
- finger
- gift
- totality
- hole, earth
Etymology 6
Jagersma proposes /ju/ as original pronunciation, which later changed to /Λu/, with loss of initial /j/.
Numeral
π β’ (u /u/)
- ten, 10
Etymology 7
Noun
π β’ (umun)
- Alternative form of π
π¬π¦ (uβ-mu-un /β umunβ /, βlordβ)
See also
References
- ^ The template Template:R:sux:DGS does not use the parameter(s):
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- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian (doctoral thesis), page 242
- βπ (u, βtenβ)β in ePSD2