ṭênum

ṭênum

Akkadian

Root
ṭ-'-n
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṭaḥan- (“to grind”). Cognate with Arabic طَحَنَ‎ (ṭaḥana) and Biblical Hebrew טָחַן‎ (ṭɔḥan).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈtˤeː.num/

Verb

ṭênum (G, e, durative iṭên, perfect iṭṭēn, preterite iṭēn, imperative ṭēn) (from Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian on)

Alternative forms

• ṭênu (non-mimated)
• ṭeānu (Middle Assyrian, Neo-Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄯 (HAR, ARA₃) 𒄯𒄯 (HAR.HAR. ARA₃.ARA₃)	𒁲𒂊𒉡𒌝 (ṭe-e-nu-um) 𒋼𒂊𒉡 (ṭe₄-e-nu) 𒁲𒉌𒅎 (ṭe-ni-im) (genitive) 𒋼𒂊𒉏 (ṭe₄-e-nim) (genitive) 𒁲𒉏 (ṭe-nim) (genitive) 𒋼𒉏 (ṭe₄-nim) (genitive) 𒋼𒉌 (ṭe₄-ni) (genitive)

References

• “ṭênu”, 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), “ṭênu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag