Translingual
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Cuneiform sign
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𒐌
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Sign Number
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MZL
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863
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Deimel
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598c
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HZL
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373
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Components
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𒁹
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References
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- R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
- A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
- Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)
Akkadian
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Sumerian
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Etymology
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Almost certainly an additive compound of 𒐊 (i₂ /i/, “five”) + 𒈫 (min, “two”). Now mostly read umin. The /u/ in umin is due to analogy with the initial sound of 𒐍 (ussu, “eight, 8”). The form umum is due to vowel harmony.
Alternative forms of /umin/
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𒐅 (imin₂, umun₈)
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𒐌 • (imin /umin/ or transliteration needed /umun/)
- seven, 7
- (poetic) many, all
References
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- Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerian[1] (doctoral thesis), page 242
- “𒐌 (imin)” in ePSD2