qištum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Aramaic ܩܝܣܐ‎ (qaysā, “wood, tree”).

Pronunciation

Noun

qištum f (construct state qišti, plural qišātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. forest, grove

Inflection
Declension
singular dual plural
Nominative qištum qištān qišātum
Genitive qištim qištīn qišātim
Accusative qištam qištīn qišātim
Construct state qišti
This table gives Old Babylonian inflection. Not all of the entries may be attested.

Alternative forms
  • qištu (non-mimated)
  • qiltu (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒆠𒅖𒌈 (qi₂-iš-tum)

References
  • “qištu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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