qanûm
Appearance
Akkadian
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q-n-' |
1 term |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /qaˈnuːm/
Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]qanûm m (base qana or qanu, plural qanû m or qanâtum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)
- (botany) reed, cane
- (weaponry) arrow
- (music) pipe
- (tool) measuring reed
- a unit of length equal to 6 cubits
Alternative forms
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Related terms
[edit]- qan ṭuppim (“stylus”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Eblaite: 𒄀 (qanuwum, qanûm)
- → Aramaic: קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā)
- → Arabic: قَنَاة (qanāh)
- → Ethiopian:
- → Ancient Greek: κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), κᾰ́ννη (kánnē) — Ionic
- Greek: κάννη (kánni)
- → Latin: canna (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Latin: *cannālis, canālis (see there for further descendants)
- → Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀜𐀛𐀠 (ko-no-ni-pi /konōni-pʰi/)
- → Hebrew: קָנֶה (qɔnɛ́, “stem, reed, cane”)
- → English: kaneh
- → Phoenician: *𐤒𐤍𐤀 (*qnʾ /qanā/)
- → Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎐 (qn, “cane; arrow”)
References
[edit]- “qanû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qanû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]qanûm (G, i, durative iqanni, perfect iqtani, preterite iqni, imperative qini) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Mari, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)
- to keep possession of
- (Neo-Assyrian) to acquire, buy
Usage notes
[edit]Forms with theme vowel "i" appear in Old Babylonian, those with "u" in Neo-Assyrian.
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “qanû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
- Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qanû(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
Categories:
- Akkadian terms belonging to the root q-n-'
- Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Akkadian lemmas
- Akkadian nouns
- Akkadian masculine nouns
- Akkadian terms attested from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on
- akk:Plants
- akk:Weapons
- akk:Musical instruments
- akk:Units of measure
- Akkadian verbs
- Akkadian G-stem verbs
- Akkadian class i verbs
- Old Assyrian
- Old Babylonian
- Mari Akkadian
- Middle Babylonian
- Neo-Assyrian