qaštum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”) and Biblical Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qɛ́šɛṯ, “bow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

qaštum f (construct state qašat, plural qašātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

  1. (weaponry) bow
  2. (design, mathematics) bow (geometrical figure)

Alternative forms
Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒂵𒀸𒌈 (qa₂-aš-tum)

References
  • “qaštu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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