ṣēnum
Akkadian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʔn- (“sheep”). Cognate with Arabic ضَأْن (ḍaʔn) and Biblical Hebrew צֹאן (ṣóʔn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Old Babylonian) IPA(key): /ˈsˤeː.num/
Noun edit
ṣēnum f (plural ṣēnū f)
Usage notes edit
- Used in the singular as a collective name in Old Akkadian and Old Assyrian. From Old Babylonian on it becomes a feminine plurale tantum.
Alternative forms edit
- ṣēnu (non-mimated)
- ṣānum, ṣānu (Old Akkadian)
- ṣe'ānu (Neo-Assyrian)
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Related terms edit
References edit
- “ṣēnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011