pānum

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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)

  1. front, front part
  2. surface
  3. looks, appearance
  4. past, past time
  5. wish, choice, intention, plan, purpose, concern, consideration, opinion
  6. (mathematics) reciprocal
  7. (in the plural) face, visage
  8. (in the plural) dignity, prestige
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See also
  • 𒇿 (pagrum, body)

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)

  1. a pānu (a large measuring basket)
  2. (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
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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