kappum

Akkadian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkap.pum/

Noun

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

Alternative forms

kappu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒀉 (A₂)	𒆏𒁍𒌝 (kap-pu-um)

Related terms

• ina muḫḫi kappim (“in one go”)

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kappum m (construct state kappi, plural kappū)

1. wing
2. feather, quill
3. branch, frond

Alternative forms

kappu (non-mimated form)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒉺 (PA)	𒆏𒁍𒌝 (kap-pu-um)

Related terms

• kappi īnim (“eyelid and eyelashes”)