qinnum

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Akkadian

Root
q-n-n
1 term
𒌑𒆠𒋧𒂵 (qinnum)

Etymology

Resultative to qanûm (“to keep, to acquire etc”). Compare with Arabic قُنّ (qunn) and Biblical Hebrew קֵן (qen).

Pronunciation

Noun

qinnum m or f (plural qinnū or qinnātum f) (from Old Babylonian on)

  1. (masculine) nest, lair
  2. (figurative, feminine) family, clan, kinsman

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References

  • “qinnu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qinnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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