𒁀


𒁀 U+12040, 𒁀
CUNEIFORM SIGN BA
← π’€Ώ
[U+1203F] 		Cuneiform 𒁁 β†’
[U+12041]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒁀 Sign Number
MZL 14
Deimel 5
HZL 205

References

  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), MΓΌnster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Ε umerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. RΓΌster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign 𒁀
Sumerograms BA
Phonetic values ba

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒁀 (ba, β€œto give as a gift, to divide up”).

Logogram

𒁀 β€’ (BA)

  1. Sumerogram of qiāőum (β€œto bestow”)
  2. Sumerogram of zΓ’zum (β€œto divide up”)

Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒁀 β€’ (ba)

  1. allotment, distribution, share

Verb

𒁀 β€’ (ba)

  1. to divide up, allot, distribute, assign
  2. to give as a gift or a share
  3. to reduce, diminish, deteriorate

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Contraction of 𒁉 (beβ‚‚ /⁠be⁠/, β€œthis”) +β€Ž π’€€ (a, locative case marker).

Determiner

𒁀 β€’ (ba /bΓ’/)

  1. locative of 𒁉 (beβ‚‚ /⁠be⁠/, β€œthis”)

Etymology 3

Contraction of 𒁉 (beβ‚‚ /⁠be⁠/) and the genitive case marker /-ak/.

Determiner

𒁀 β€’ (ba /bΓ’k/)

  1. genitive of 𒁉 (beβ‚‚ /⁠be⁠/, β€œthis”)

Pronoun

𒁀 β€’ (ba /bΓ’k/)

  1. genitive of 𒁉 (beβ‚‚ /⁠be⁠/, β€œits”)

References

  • β€œπ’€ (ba)” in ePSD2
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ€Ž[1] (doctoral thesis)
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