qinnum

Akkadian

Root
q-n-n
1 term

𒌑𒆠𒋧𒂵 (qinnum)

Etymology

Resultative to qanûm (“to keep, to acquire etc”). Compare with Arabic قُنّ (qunn) and Biblical Hebrew קֵן (qen).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈqin.num/

Noun

qinnum m or f (plural qinnū or qinnātum f) (from Old Babylonian on)

1. (masculine) nest, lair
2. (figurative, feminine) family, clan, kinsman

Alternative forms

• qinnu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒌑𒆠𒋧𒂵 (GUD₃, U₂.KI.SI₃.GA)	𒆠𒅔𒉡 (qi₂-in-nu) 𒆥𒉡 (qin-nu)

Derived terms

• qanānum (“to nest”)

References

• “qinnu A”, 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) “qinnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag