šanûm
Akkadian edit
Root |
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š-n-y |
2 terms |
[a], [b], [c] ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
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Cardinal: šinā Ordinal: šanûm Multiplier: šinîšu Fractional: mišlum, muttatum, bāmtum |
Etymology edit
From 𒈫 (šinā). Cognate with Arabic ثَانٍ (ṯānin) and Biblical Hebrew שֵׁנִי (šení).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ʃaˈnuːm/
Adjective edit
šanûm (feminine šanītum, masculine plural šanûtum, feminine plural šaniātum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- verbal adjective of šanûm:
- second (of two or more), next, other
- 𒀀𒁉 𒀜𒋫 𒀀𒇲𒉡𒂵 𒀀𒁀𒄠 𒊭𒉌𒀀𒄠 𒌑𒆷 𒄿𒋗
- a-bi at-ta a-la₂-nu-ka₃ a-ba-am ša-ni-a-am u₂-la i-šu
- /abī atta allānukka abam šaniam ula īšu/
- You are my father. I have no other father except you.
- (nominalised) something else, another
- second (of two or more), next, other
Alternative forms edit
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References edit
- “šanû A adj”, 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) “šanû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag