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Akkadian
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ḏaḳan- (“beard”). Cognate with Arabic ذَقَن (ḏaqan), ذِقْن (ḏiqn, “chin”) and Biblical Hebrew זָקָן (zɔqɔn, “beard”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ziqnum f (dual ziqnān) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- beard
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- 𒍣𒅅𒉡𒌝 (zi-iq-nu-um)
- 𒍣𒅅𒉡 (zi-iq-nu)
- 𒍨𒉡 (ziq-nu)
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References
- “ziqnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011