qištum

Akkadian

Etymology

Compare Aramaic ܩܝܣܐ (qaysā, “wood, tree”).

Pronunciation

(Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈqiʃ.tum/

Noun

qištum f (construct state qišti, plural qišātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

forest, grove

Alternative forms

qištu (non-mimated)
qiltu (Middle Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒌁 (GIŠ.TIR)	𒆠𒅖𒌈 (qi₂-iš-tum)

References

“qištu”, 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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