napištum

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Akkadian

Root
n-p-š
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *napš- (“life, breath”). Cognate with Arabic نَفْس (nafs) and Biblical Hebrew נֶפֶשׁ (nɛ́p̄ɛš).

Pronunciation

Noun

napištum f (construct state napišti or napšat, pronominal state napišta, plural napšātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. throat
    Synonyms: kišādum, ḫurḫudum
  2. life, vigour, good health, livelihood
  3. self, body, person, somebody
  4. personnel

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈾𒁉𒅖𒌈 (na-pi₂-iš-tum)

References

  • “napištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 11, N, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1980
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