annakum

Akkadian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾 (anna).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈan.na.kum/

Noun

annakum m

1. tin, lead

Alternative forms

• annaku (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀭𒈾 (AN.NA)	𒀭𒈾𒆪𒌝 (an-na-ku-um) 𒀀𒈾𒆪 (a-na-ku)

Descendants

• → Hurrian: *anagi
  • → Old Armenian: անագ (anag)
    • → Armenian: անագ (anag)
• → Aramaic:
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אָנְכָא (ānḵā)
  • Classical Syriac: ܐܵܢܟ݂ܵܐ (ānḵā)
  • → Arabic: آنُك (ʔānuk)
• → Biblical Hebrew: אֲנָךְ (ʾănɔḵ)
• → Sanskrit: नाग (nāgá)

References

• “annaku”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], volume 1, A, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1968, pages 127–130