nakkaptum

Akkadian

Root
n-k-p
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *nakap-at- (“temple, cheek-bone”). Cognate with Arabic نَكَفَة (nakafa).

Pronunciation

Noun

nakkaptum f (dual nakkaptān, plural nakkapātum) (Babylonian)

  1. temple, brow

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒅘𒆏𒌈 (nak-kap-tum)
  • 𒅘𒆏𒌅 (nak-kap-tu)
  • 𒅘𒆏𒌓 (nak-kap-tu₂)

References

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