kīnum

Akkadian

Root
k-w-n
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew כֵּן (ken, “right, honest, truthful”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkiː.num/

Adjective

kīnum (feminine kīttum, masculine plural kīnūtum, feminine plural kīnātum, predicative kīn) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. verbal adjective of kânum:
   1. permanent, firm
   2. true, reliable, just
   3. honest, decent, loyal
   4. correct, regular, normal, legitimate

Alternative forms

• kīnu (non-mimated)
• kēnum, kēnu (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄀 (GI) 𒄀𒈾 (GI.NA) 𒍣𒁕 (ZI.DA) 𒁺 (GIN) (especially in personal names)	𒆠𒉡𒌝 (ki-nu-um) 𒆠𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ke-e-nu-um) 𒆠𒉏 (ki-num) 𒆠𒂊𒉏 (ke-e-num) 𒆠𒄿𒉡 (ki-i-nu) 𒆠𒂊𒉡 (ke-e-nu) 𒆠𒉡 (ki-nu) 𒆠𒉡𒌑𒌈 (ki-nu-u₂-tum) (masculine plural) 𒆠𒀉𒌈 (ki-it-tum) (feminine) 𒆠𒅔𒌈 (ki-in-tum) (feminine) 𒆠𒈾𒀀𒋾 (ki-na-a-ti) (feminine plural)

References

• “kīnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “kīnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag