π’Œ‹


π’Œ‹ U+1230B, 𒌋
CUNEIFORM SIGN U
← π’ŒŠ
[U+1230A] 		Cuneiform π’ŒŒ β†’
[U+1230C]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

π’Œ‹ Sign Number
MZL 661
Deimel 411
HZL 261

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 π’Œ‹
Sumerograms 10, 36000, 600, BUR₃, GIGURU, U, UMUN
Phonetic values u, Ε‘uβ‚„

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’Œ‹ (giguru, β€œedge, rim”).

Logogram

π’Œ‹ β€’ (GIGURU)

  1. Sumerogram of gigurΓ» (β€œWinkelhaken”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’Œ‹ (u, β€œten”).

Logogram

π’Œ‹ β€’ (U)

  1. Sumerogram of eΕ‘eret (β€œten”)

Etymology 3

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian π’Œ‹ (umun, β€œlord”).

Logogram

π’Œ‹ β€’ (UMUN)

  1. Sumerogram of bΔ“lum (β€œlord”)

Elamite

Pronoun

π’Œ‹ (u)

  1. I

Hittite

Symbol

π’Œ‹ β€’ (u)

  1. Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.

Luwian

Symbol

π’Œ‹ (u)

  1. Cuneiform sign for vowel 'u'.

Sumerian

Sumerian numbers (edit)
 β†  1  β†  9 10 20  β†’ 
1
    Cardinal: π’Œ‹ (u)

Etymology 1

Noun

π’Œ‹ β€’ (bur₃ /burud/)

  1. breach, hole
  2. depression, low-lying area, depth

Verb

π’Œ‹ β€’ (bur₃ /burud/)

  1. to perforate
  2. to be deep

Etymology 2

Noun

π’Œ‹ β€’ (bur₃ /bur/)

  1. unit of area and volume "bur"

Etymology 3

From π’„€ (gi, β€œreed”) +β€Ž π’„₯ (gur, β€œto turn”) +β€Ž π’€€ (a, nominalizing suffix), literally β€œreed stylus turned around”, indicating the antecedent of the sign π’Œ‹, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus.

Noun

π’Œ‹ β€’ (giguru)

  1. edge, rim

Etymology 4

Verb

π’Œ‹ β€’ (Ε‘uβ‚„ /Ε‘ug/)

  1. alternative form of 𒁻 (sugβ‚‚ /⁠sug⁠/, β€œplural of 𒁺 (gub, β€œto stand”)”)

Etymology 5

Noun

π’Œ‹ β€’ (u)

  1. abuse
  2. finger
  3. gift
  4. totality
  5. hole, earth

Etymology 6

Jagersma proposes /ju/ as original pronunciation, which later changed to /Λ€u/, with loss of initial /j/.[1]

Numeral

π’Œ‹ β€’ (u /u/)

  1. ten, 10

Etymology 7

Noun

π’Œ‹ β€’ (umun)

  1. alternative form of π’…‡π’ˆ¬π’Œ¦ (u₃-mu-un /⁠umun⁠/, β€œlord”)

See also

  • Sumerian terms spelled with π’Œ‹

References

  1. ^ Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ€Ž[1] (doctoral thesis), pages 242-243
  • Jagersma, Bram (2010) A Descriptive Grammar of Sumerianβ€Ž[2] (doctoral thesis), page 242
  • β€œπ’Œ‹ (u, β€œten”)” in ePSD2
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