𒅗

𒅗 U+12157, 𒅗 CUNEIFORM SIGN KA ← 𒅖 [U+12156] Cuneiform 𒅘 → [U+12158]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒅗	Sign Number
MZL	24
Deimel	15
HZL	133
Components
𒊕, 𒍦

Derived signs

• 𒅘
• 𒅙
• 𒅚
• 𒅛
• 𒅜
• 𒅝
• 𒅞
• 𒅟
• 𒅠
• 𒅡
• 𒅢
• 𒅣
• 𒅤
• 𒅥
• 𒅦
• 𒅧
• 𒅨
• 𒅩
• 𒅪
• 𒅫
• 𒅬
• 𒅭
• 𒅮
• 𒅯
• 𒅰
• 𒅱
• 𒅲
• 𒅳
• 𒅴
• 𒅵
• 𒅶
• 𒅷
• 𒅸
• 𒅹
• 𒅺
• 𒅻
• 𒅼
• 𒅽
• 𒅾
• 𒅿
• 𒆀
• 𒆁
• 𒆂
• 𒆃
• 𒆄
• 𒆅
• 𒆆
• 𒆇
• 𒆈
• 𒆉
• 𒆊
• 𒆋
• 𒆌

 

References

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign	𒅗
Sumerograms	DUG₄, DU₁₁, GU₃, INIM, I₅, KA, KIR₄, ZU₂
Phonetic values	ka

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (dug₄ /dug/, “to speak”).

Logogram

𒅗 • (DUG₄, DU₁₁)

1. Sumerogram of qabûm (“to speak”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (inim, “word”).

Logogram

𒅗 • (INIM)

1. Sumerogram of awātum (“word; matter”)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (ka /kag/, “mouth”).

Logogram

𒅗 • (KA)

1. Sumerogram of pûm (“mouth”)

Etymology 4

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (kir₄ /kiri/, “nose”).

Logogram

𒅗 • (KIR₄)

1. Sumerogram of appum (“nose”)

Etymology 5

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅗 (zu₂, “tooth”).

Logogram

𒅗 • (ZU₂)

1. Sumerogram of šinnum (“tooth”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒅗 • (gu₃ gu)

1. voice, cry, sound, noise

Related terms

• 𒅗𒌤 (gu₃ de₂ /gu de/, “to say”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

𒅗 • (inim)

1. word
2. command
3. matter, affair

Related terms

• 𒅗𒄄 (inim gi₄ /inim gi/, “to answer”)

 

Etymology 3

Noun

𒅗 • (ka kag)

1. mouth
2. opening
3. origin, beginning, inception

Etymology 4

Alternative forms of /kir/
𒊯 (kiri₄)

Noun

𒅗 • (kir₄ kir)

1. hyena

Etymology 5

Alternative forms of /kiri/
𒅮 (kiriₓ(KA×IM))

Noun

𒅗 • (kiri₃, kir₄ kiri)

1. nose, muzzle

Etymology 6

Noun

𒅗 • (zu₂ zu)

1. tooth, fang
2. tine (of tool or weapon)
3. ivory

Etymology 7

Verb

𒅗 • (du₁₁, dug₄ dug) (perfective singular 𒅗 (dug₄ /dug/), perfective plural and imperfective 𒂊 (e), present participle and infinitive stem 𒁲 (di))

1. (auxiliary verb) to do, use
2. to act, serve as
3. to speak, talk, say

Etymology 8

Verb

𒅗 • (zuḫ)

1. to steal

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒅗

References

• “𒅗 (dug, “to speak”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (gu, “voice”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (inim, “word”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (kag, “mouth”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (kir, “hyena”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (kiri, “nose”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (zu, “tooth”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗 (zuḫ, “to steal”)” in ePSD2
• “𒅗” in Daniel A. Foxvog, Elementary Sumerian Glossary, 2016