ṣēnum
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Akkadian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʔn- (“sheep”). Cognate with Arabic ضَأْن (ḍaʔn) and Biblical Hebrew צֹאן (ṣóʔn).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈsˤeː.num/
Noun
[edit]ṣēnum f (plural ṣēnū f)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used in the singular as a collective name in Old Akkadian and Old Assyrian. From Old Babylonian on it becomes a feminine plurale tantum.
Alternative forms
[edit]- ṣēnu (non-mimated)
- ṣānum, ṣānu (Old Akkadian)
- ṣe'ānu (Neo-Assyrian)
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[edit]References
[edit]- “ṣēnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011