qanûm

Akkadian

Root
q-n-'
1 term

Pronunciation

Noun

qanûm m (base qana or qanu, plural qanû m or qanâtum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. (botany) reed, cane
  2. (weapon) arrow
  3. (music) pipe
  4. (tool) measuring reed
  5. a unit of length equal to 6 cubits
Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄀 (GI)
  • 𒄀𒄭𒀀 (GI.ḪI.A) (plural)
  • 𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qa₂-nu-u₂-um)
  • 𒂵𒉡𒌑 (qa₂-nu-u₂)
  • 𒋡𒉡𒌑 (qa-nu-u₂)
  • 𒂵𒉡𒌋 (qa₂-nu-u)
  • 𒋡𒀭 (qa-an) (state construct)
  • qan ṭuppim (stylus)
Descendants
  • Eblaite: 𒄀 (qanuwum, qanûm)
  • Aramaic: קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā)
  • → Ethiopian:
  • Ancient Greek: κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), κᾰ́ννη (kánnē)
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀜𐀛𐀠 (ko-no-ni-pi /⁠konōni-pʰi⁠/)
  • Hebrew: קָנֶה (qɔnɛ́, stem, reed, cane)
  • Phoenician: *𐤒𐤍𐤀 (*qnʾ /⁠qanā⁠/)
  • Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎐 (qn, cane; arrow)

References

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

Verb

qanûm (G, i or u, durative iqanni or iqannu, perfect iqtani or iqtanu, preterite iqni or iqnu, imperative qini or qinu) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Mari, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1.  to keep possession of
  2. (Neo-Assyrian) to acquire, buy
Usage notes

Forms with theme vowel "i" appear in Old Babylonian, those with "u" in Neo-Assyrian.

Alternative forms

References

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