𒂼


𒂼 U+120BC, 𒂼
CUNEIFORM SIGN GA2 TIMES AN
← 𒂻
[U+120BB] 		Cuneiform 𒂽 →
[U+120BD]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign
𒂼 Sign Number
MZL 392
Deimel 237
HZL 57
Components
𒂷, 𒀭

References
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values
Sign 𒂼
Sumerograms AMA, DAGAL
Phonetic values —

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂼 (ama, “mother”)

Logogram

𒂼 • (AMA)

  1. Sumerogram of ummum (“mother”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂼 (dag̃al, “to be wide”)

Logogram

𒂼 • (DAGAL)

  1. Sumerogram of rapāšum (“to be wide”)

Sumerian

Glyph origin

A ligature formed by the sign 𒂷 (ga₂) and the phonetic complement 𒀭 (am₆).

Noun

𒂼 • (ama)

  1. mother

Noun

𒂼 • (dag̃al)

  1. breadth, width

Verb

𒂼 • (dag̃al)

  1. to be wide, broad, vast, widespread

See also
  • Sumerian terms spelled with 𒂼

References
  • “𒂼 (ama)” in ePSD2
  • “𒂼 (dag̃al)” in ePSD2
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