Translingual

Symbol

𒅗 Cuneiform sign KA

• Borger (2003): 24
• Borger (1981):
• HZL: 133

phonetic values

• Sumerian: KA
• Akkadian: ka
• Hittite:

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References

• R. Borger, Assyrisch-Babylonische Zeichenliste, 2nd ed., Neukirchen-Vluyn (1981)
• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon, Münster (2003).
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Alternative forms

• 𒅗𒂵 (DU₁₁.GA) (verb)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *pay-, compare Aramaic ܦܘܡܐ, Ugaritic 𐎔 ‎(p).

Noun

𒅗 ‎(pû) [KA]

1. mouth

Etymology 2

Noun

𒅗 ‎(awātu) [INIM]

1. word
2. matter, affair

Etymology 3

Verb

𒅗 ‎(qabû) [DU₁₁]

1. to speak

Etymology 4

Noun

𒅗 ‎(šinnum) [ZÚ]

1. ivory

References

• INIM in ePSD
• DU₁₁ in ePSD