Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʾabn-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Old Babylonian) /ˈab.num/
  • IPA(key): (Middle Babylonian) /ˈab.nu/

Noun

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𒀊𒉡 (ab-num

  1. stone
  2. precious colored stone
  3. weight, weight stone
  4. pebble, counter
  5. hailstone
  6. seed of a plant
  7. glass

Inflection

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Attested forms

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References

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  • “abnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 1, A, part 1, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1964, page 53