𒄑𒉼

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄑𒉼 (^g̃ešpana /⁠pana⁠/, “bow”).

Logogram

𒄑𒉼 • (GIŠ.PAN)

1. Sumerogram of qaštum (“bow”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term

𒄑

𒉼

Alternative forms of /pana/
𒉼 (pana)
𒄑𒁀𒈾 (g̃ešba-na)
𒁀𒈾 (ba-na)

Etymology

𒄑 (determiner for wooden objects) +‎ 𒉼 (pana, “bow”)

Noun

𒄑𒉼 • (^g̃ešpana /pana/)

1. (weaponry) bow
2. (design, mathematics) bow

Derived terms

• 𒄑𒉼𒁶 (^g̃ešpana-dim₂ /⁠panadim⁠/, “bow maker”)

See also

• 𒋾 (ti, “arrow”)

References

• “𒄑𒉼 (pana)” in ePSD2