šinā

šinā

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: šinā     Ordinal: šanûm     Multiplier: šinîšu     Fractional: mišlum, muttatum, bāmtum

Root
š-n-y
2 terms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯin- (“two”). Cognate with Arabic اِثْنَانِ‎ (iṯnāni) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁנַיִם‎ (šənáyim).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈʃi.naː/

Numeral

šinā m (feminine šittā, construct state šin)

1. two, 2

Alternative forms

• šenā

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic	Mixed
𒈫 (MIN, 2)	𒋛𒈾 (ši₂-na) (m) 𒅆𒈾 (ši-na) (m) 𒅆𒀉𒋫 (ši-it-ta) (f) 𒋛𒋫 (ši₂-ta) (f)	𒈫𒈾 (2-na) (m) 𒈫𒋫 (2-ta) (f) 𒈫𒋛𒈾 (2ši₂-na) 𒈫𒋛𒋫 (2ši₂-ta)

References

• “šina”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD), volume 17, Š, part 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1992