Akkadian edit

Akkadian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: šinā
    Ordinal: šanûm
    Multiplier: šinîšu
    Fractional: mišlum, muttatum, bāmtum
Root
š-n-y
2 terms

Etymology edit

From Proto-Semitic *ṯin- (two). Cognate with Arabic اِثْنَانِ (iṯnāni) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁנַיִם (šənáyim).

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

šinā m (feminine šittā, construct state šin)

  1. two, 2

Alternative forms edit

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed

References edit

  • “šina”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 17, Š, part 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992