Akkadian
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Etymology
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From Proto-Semitic *ʔuḏn- (“ear”). Cognate with Arabic أُذْن (ʔuḏn) and Biblical Hebrew אֹזֶן (ʔózɛn).
Pronunciation
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uznum f (construct state uzun, dual uznān, plural uznātum) (from Old Akkadian on)
- ear
𒉿𒋫𒀀𒈠 𒌑𒌌 𒄿𒋆𒈠𒀀 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒀀- [petâma ul išemmâ uznāya]
- pe-ta-a-ma u₂-ul i-šem-ma-a uz-na-a-a
- My ears are open, but do not hear.
1755–1750 BCE, King Hammurabi of Babylon, translated by OMNIKA Foundation, Hammurabi Code[1], The Louvre, Law 205:𒋳𒈠 𒀵 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒇷𒂊𒀉 𒌉 𒀀𒉿𒅆 𒅎𒋫𒄩𒊍 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒋗 𒄿𒈾𒀝𒆠𒋢- [šumma warad awīlim lēt mār awīlim imtaḫaṣ uzuššu inakkisū]
- šum-ma IR₁₁ a-wi-lim le-e-et DUMU a-wi-lim im-ta-ḫa-aṣ u₂-zu-un-šu i-na-ak-ki-su
- If the slave of a free man has struck the cheek of a free man, his ear will be cut off.
- attention
𒀀𒈾 𒀀𒊮 𒀀𒁲 𒌝𒈪𒅎 𒌑𒍪𒌦𒅗 𒇷𒅁𒅆- [ana eqlim adi ummim uzunka libši]
- a-na A.ŠA₃ a-di um-mi-im u₂-zu-un-ka li-ib-ši
- Pay attention to the field until the harvest time.
- wisdom, understanding, intelligence
- handle
Declension
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Inflection
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singular
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dual
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plural
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Nominative
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uznum
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uznān
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uznātum
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{{{9}}}
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{{{10}}}
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{{{11}}}
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Genitive
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uznim
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uznīn
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uznātim
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{{{12}}}
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Accusative
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uznam
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uznīn
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uznātim
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{{{15}}}
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{{{13}}}
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{{{14}}}
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Bound form
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uzun
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{{{16}}}
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Alternative forms
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Cuneiform spellings
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Phonetic
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- 𒉿 (GEŠTUG, GEŠTU)
- 𒄑𒌆𒉿 (GEŠTUG₂, GEŠTU₂)
- 𒄑𒉿𒌆 (GEŠTUG₃, GEŠTU₃)
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- 𒊻𒉡𒌝 (uz-nu-um)
- 𒊻𒉡 (uz-nu)
- 𒊻𒈾𒄠 (uz-na-am) (accusative)
- 𒊻𒉌𒅎 (uz-ni-im) (genitive)
- 𒊻𒉏 (uz-nim) (genitive)
- 𒌑𒍪𒌦 (u₂-zu-un) (construct state)
- 𒊻𒈾𒀀𒌈 (uz-na-a-tum) (plural)
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Related terms
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References
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- “uznu”, 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) “uznu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag