qanûm

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Akkadian

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Root
q-n-'
1 term

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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

  1. (botany) reed, cane
  2. (weaponry) arrow
  3. (music) pipe
  4. (tool) measuring reed
  5. a unit of length equal to 6 cubits
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References

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  • “qanû”, 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) “qanû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Etymology 2

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Verb

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qanûm (G, i, durative iqanni, perfect iqtani, preterite iqni, imperative qini) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Mari, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

  1.  to keep possession of
  2. (Neo-Assyrian) to acquire, buy
Usage notes
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Forms with theme vowel "i" appear in Old Babylonian, those with "u" in Neo-Assyrian.

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References

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  • “qanû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], 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