ṭênum

Akkadian
Root
ṭ-'-n
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (“to grind”). Cognate with Arabic طَحَنَ‎ (ṭaḥana) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן‎ (ṭɔḥan).

Pronunciation

Verb

ṭênum (G, e, durative iṭên, perfect iṭṭēn, preterite iṭēn, imperative ṭēn) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

    Alternative forms
    • ṭênu (non-mimated)
    • ṭeānu (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)
    Cuneiform spellings
    Logograms Phonetic
    • 𒄯 (HAR, ARA₃)
    • 𒄯𒄯 (HAR.HAR. ARA₃.ARA₃)
    • 𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭe-e-nu-um)
    • 𒋼𒂊𒉡 (ṭe₄-e-nu)
    • 𒁲𒉌𒅎 (ṭe-ni-im) (genitive)
    • 𒋼𒂊𒉏 (ṭe₄-e-nim) (genitive)
    • 𒁲𒉏 (ṭe-nim) (genitive)
    • 𒋼𒉏 (ṭe₄-nim) (genitive)
    • 𒋼𒉌 (ṭe₄-ni) (genitive)

    References
    • “ṭênu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
    • Black, Jeremy; George, Andrew; Postgate, Nicholas (2000), “ṭênu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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