kēna

Akkadian
Root
k-w-n
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew כֵּן (so, thus; yes).

Pronunciation

Adverb

kēna (Old Assyrian)

  1. yes
    Synonym: (Old Babylonian) 𒀭𒈾 (anna)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒆠𒈾 (ke-na)

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