pānum

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Akkadian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Semitic *pan-. Compare Biblical Hebrew פָּנִים (pɔním, face) and Arabic فَنِيَ (faniya, to pass away, perish).

Noun

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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
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  • 𒇿 (pagrum, body)

References

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  • “panu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
  • “pānu A”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011

Etymology 2

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Noun

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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))
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References

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  • “pānu B”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[3], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011