qarnum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈqar.num/

Noun

qarnum f (construct state qaran, dual qarnān, plural qarnātum)

  1. (animal) horn
  2. (vessel) horn (a drinking vessel made of horn)
  3. (human) power
  4. (garment) fringe
  5. (botany) shoot (of a plant or tree)

Alternative forms
  • qarnu (non-mimated)
  • qannum, qannu (non-mimated)
Cuneiform spellings
Sumerograms Phonetic
  • 𒂵𒅈𒉡𒌝 (qa₂-ar-nu-um)
  • 𒃼𒉡 (qar-nu)
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