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Akkadian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּנִים (pɔním, “face”) and Arabic فَنِيَ (faniya, “to pass away, perish”).
Noun
pānum m (construct state pān or pāni, plural pānū)
- front, front part
- surface
- looks, appearance
- past, past time
- wish, choice, intention, plan, purpose, concern, consideration, opinion
- (mathematics) reciprocal
- (in the plural) face, visage
- (in the plural) dignity, prestige
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒅆 (IGI)
- 𒅆𒎌 (IGI.MEŠ)
- 𒅆𒄭𒀀 (IGI.ḪI.A)
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- 𒉺𒀀𒉡 (pa-a-nu)
- 𒉺𒉡 (pa-nu)
- 𒉺𒉌𒅎 (pa-ni-im) (gen)
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Derived terms
See also
References
- “panu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- “pānu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
Etymology 2
Noun
pānum m (plural pānū) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- a pānu (a large measuring basket)
- (measure of capacity, Babylonian) bushel (a dry capacity measure, equal to 60 qûm in Old Babylonian and 36 qûm in Neo-Babylonian, i.e. 1/5 of a kurrum (“kor”))
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms
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Phonetic
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- 𒄀𒄥 (GI.GUR) (basket)
- 𒉿 (PI) (bushel)
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References
- “pānu B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011