qarnum

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Akkadian

𒋛 (qarnum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (horn). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن (qarn) and Biblical Hebrew קֶרֶן (qɛ́rɛn).

Pronunciation

Noun

qarnum f (construct state qaran, dual qarnān, plural qarnātum)

  1. (animal) horn
  2. (vessel) horn (a drinking vessel made of horn)
  3. (human) power
  4. (garment) fringe
  5. (botany) shoot (of a plant or tree)

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