𒀭𒈾

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀭𒈾 (anna, “tin, lead”).

Logogram

𒀭𒈾 • (AN.NA)

1. Sumerogram of annakum (“tin, lead”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒀭

𒈾

Noun

𒀭𒈾 • (an-na /anna/)

1. a metal (tin or lead)

Descendants

• Akkadian: 𒀭𒈾 (annakum)
  • → Hurrian: *anagi
    • → Old Armenian: անագ (anag)
      • → Armenian: անագ (anag)
  • → Aramaic:
    • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: אָנְכָא (ānḵā)
    • Classical Syriac: ܐܵܢܟ݂ܵܐ (ānḵā)
    • → Arabic: آنُك (ānuk)
  • → Biblical Hebrew: אֲנָךְ (ʾănɔḵ)
  • → Sanskrit: नाग (nāgá)

References

• “𒀭𒈾 (anna)” in ePSD2