kappum

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Akkadian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *kapp- (palm, hand). Cognate with Arabic كَفّ (kaff) and Biblical Hebrew כַּף (kap̄).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kappum m (construct state kappi, dual kappān, plural kappū)

  1. (human) hand, palm of the hand
  2. (animal) paw
  3. small bowl of wood, gold or silver
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kappu (non-mimated form)

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Semitic *kanap- (wing). Cognate with Arabic كَنَف (kanaf) and Biblical Hebrew כָּנָף (kɔnɔ́p̄).

Noun

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kappum m (construct state kappi, plural kappū)

  1. wing
  2. feather, quill
  3. branch, frond
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kappu (non-mimated form)

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