𒉌

𒉌 U+1224C, 𒉌 CUNEIFORM SIGN NI ← 𒉋 [U+1224B] Cuneiform 𒉍 → [U+1224D]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒉌	Sign Number
MZL	380
Deimel	231
HZL	72

Derived signs

• 𒅔
• 𒉍
• 𒎎

 

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	𒉌
Sumerograms	DIG/DIQ, IA₃, I₃, NI, ZAL
Phonetic values	i₃, li₂, ne₂, ni, zal/ṣal

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒉌 (i₃ /⁠i⁠/, “oil”).

Logogram

𒉌 • (I₃)

1. Sumerogram of šamnum (“oil”)

Hittite

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Logogram

𒉌 • (NI)

1. (Akkadogram, suffix) our
   • ni, ni-iš, ni-eš abbreviations for nipašuriš, nipašureš (a part of the liver)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms of /i/
𒉌𒀀 (i₃-a)

Noun

𒉌 • (i₃, ia₃ /i/)

1. (vegetable) oil
2. fat, tallow
3. butter

Related terms

• 𒉌𒀖 (i₃-ab₂ /⁠i'ab⁠/, “ghee”)
• 𒉌𒄑 (i₃-g̃eš /⁠ig̃eš⁠/, “sesame oil”)
• 𒉌𒄩 (i₃-ku₆ /⁠iku⁠/, “fish oil”)
• 𒉌𒅕𒀀 (i₃-ir-a /⁠i'irak⁠/, “scented oil”)
• 𒉌𒇻 (i₃-udu /⁠i'udu⁠/, “sheep fat”)
• 𒉌𒋩 (i₃ sur /⁠i sur⁠/, “to make oil”)

 

Etymology 2

Noun

𒉌 • (suš) (more often spelt with a determinative: 𒍜𒉌, ^uzusuš)

1. greaze

Etymology 3

Verb

𒉌 • (zal)

1. to shine

Etymology 4

Verb

𒉌 • (zal)

1. (time) to pass
2. to flow
3. to get up early
4. to finish, come to an end
5. to dissolve, melt, break down
6. to quake

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒉌

References

• “𒉌 (i)” in ePSD2
• “𒉌 (suš, “grease”)” in ePSD2
• “𒉌 (zal, “to shine”)” in ePSD2
• “𒉌 (zal, “to pass”)” in ePSD2