ziqnum

Akkadian

Root
z-q-n
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḏaḳan- (“beard”). Cognate with Arabic ذَقَن (ḏaqan), ذِقْن (‫‬ḏiqn, “chin”) and Biblical Hebrew זָקָן (zɔqɔn, “beard”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ziqnum f (dual ziqnān) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. beard

Alternative forms

• ziqnu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅾 (SU₆)	𒍣𒅅𒉡𒌝 (zi-iq-nu-um) 𒍣𒅅𒉡 (zi-iq-nu) 𒍨𒉡 (ziq-nu)

References

• “ziqnu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011