𒃻𒁀

Akkadian

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒃻𒁀 (nig̃₂-ba /⁠nig̃ba⁠/, “gift”).

Logogram

𒃻𒁀 • (NIG₂.BA)

Sumerogram of qiāšum (“to bestow”)
Sumerogram of qīštum (“gift”)

Sumerian

Signs in this term
𒃻	𒁀

Etymology

From 𒃻 (nig̃, “thing”) +‎ 𒁀 (ba, “to give”).

Noun

𒃻𒁀 • (nig̃₂-ba /nig̃ba/)

gift
Synonym: (Emesal) 𒉘𒁀 (ag̃₂-ba /⁠ag̃ba⁠/)
allotment, portion

References

“𒃻𒁀 (nig̃ba)” in ePSD2

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