Akkadian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔanp- (nose). Cognate with Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf) and Biblical Hebrew אַף (ʾap̄).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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appum m (construct state appi, dual appān, plural appātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. nose
  2. tip, end, edge

Alternative forms

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Cuneiform spellings
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References

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  • “appu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[1], volume 1, A, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1968