qarnum

Akkadian

𒋛 (qarnum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarn- (“horn”). Cognate with Arabic قَرْن‎ (qarn) and Biblical Hebrew קֶרֶן‎ (qɛ́rɛn).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈqar.num/

Noun

qarnum f (construct state qaran, dual qarnān, plural qarnātum)

(animal) horn
(vessel) horn (a drinking vessel made of horn)
(human) power
(garment) fringe
(botany) shoot (of a plant or tree)

Alternative forms

qarnu (non-mimated)
qannum, qannu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒋛 (SI)	𒂵𒅈𒉡𒌝 (qa₂-ar-nu-um) 𒃼𒉡 (qar-nu)

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