šinā

Akkadian
Akkadian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: šinā
    Ordinal: šanûm
    Multiplier: šinîšu
    Fractional: mišlum, muttatum, bāmtum
Root
š-n-y
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯin- (“two”). Cognate with Arabic اِثْنَانِ‎ (iṯnāni) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁנַיִם‎ (šənáyim).

Pronunciation

Numeral

šinā m (feminine šittā, construct state šin)

  1. two, 2

Alternative forms
  • šenā
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic Mixed
  • 𒋛𒈾 (ši₂-na) (m)
  • 𒅆𒈾 (ši-na) (m)
  • 𒅆𒀉𒋫 (ši-it-ta) (f)
  • 𒋛𒋫 (ši₂-ta) (f)
  • 𒈫𒈾 (2-na) (m)
  • 𒈫𒋫 (2-ta) (f)
  • 𒈫𒋛𒈾 (2ši₂-na)
  • 𒈫𒋛𒋫 (2ši₂-ta)

References
  • “šina”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992
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