kīnum

Akkadian
Root
k-w-n
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew כֵּן (ken, “right, honest, truthful”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kīnum (feminine kīttum, masculine plural kīnūtum, feminine plural kīnātum, predicative kīn) (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
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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