kīnum

Akkadian
Root
k-w-n
2 terms

Pronunciation

Adjective

kīnum (base kīn, feminine kīttum, masculine plural kīnūtum, feminine plural kīnātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. verbal adjective of kânum:
    1. permanent, firm
    2. true, reliable, just
    3. honest, decent, loyal
    4. correct, regular, normal, legitimate

Alternative forms
  • kīnu (non-mimated)
  • kēnum, kēnu (Assyrian)
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒄀 (GI)
  • 𒄀𒈾 (GI.NA)
  • 𒍣𒁕 (ZI.DA)
  • 𒁺 (GIN) (especially in personal names)
  • 𒆠𒉡𒌝 (ki-nu-um)
  • 𒆠𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ke-e-nu-um)
  • 𒆠𒉏 (ki-num)
  • 𒆠𒂊𒉏 (ke-e-num)
  • 𒆠𒄿𒉡 (ki-i-nu)
  • 𒆠𒂊𒉡 (ke-e-nu)
  • 𒆠𒉡 (ki-nu)
  • 𒆠𒉡𒌑𒌈 (ki-nu-u₂-tum) (masculine plural)
  • 𒆠𒀉𒌈 (ki-it-tum) (feminine)
  • 𒆠𒅔𒌈 (ki-in-tum) (feminine)
  • 𒆠𒈾𒀀𒋾 (ki-na-a-ti) (feminine plural)

References
  • “kīnu”, 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), “kīnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
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