qarnum

Akkadian

𒋛 (qarnum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن (qarn) and Biblical Hebrew קֶרֶן (qɛ́rɛn).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

qarnum f (construct state qaran, dual qarnān, plural qarnātum)

1. (animal) horn
2. (vessel) horn (a drinking vessel made of horn)
3. (human) power
4. (garment) fringe
5. (botany) shoot (of a plant or tree)

Alternative forms

• qarnu (non-mimated)
• qannum, qannu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒋛 (SI)	𒂵𒅈𒉡𒌝 (qa₂-ar-nu-um) 𒃼𒉡 (qar-nu)