appum

Akkadian

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𒄢𒄢𒈝 (gulgullum)

𒌋𒅗 (muḫḫum)

𒅆 (īnum)

𒅗 (appum)

𒅗 (pûm)

𒋢𒊌𒌈 (suqtum)

isum

𒉿 (uznum)

𒊕𒆠 (nakkaptum)

𒍣 (napištum)

𒄘 (kišādum)

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𒇿 (pagrum)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔanp- (“nose”). Cognate with Arabic أَنْف (ʔanf) and Biblical Hebrew אַף (ʾap̄).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈap.pum/

Noun

appum m (construct state appi, dual appān, plural appātum f) (from Old Akkadian on)

1. nose
2. tip, end, edge

Alternative forms

• appu (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒅗 (KIR₄)	𒀊𒁍𒌝 (ap-pu-um) 𒀊𒁍 (ap-pu)

References

• “appu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎, volume 1, A, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1968