qātum

Akkadian

Etymology

Unknown. According to Lipiński, related to Somali qaad (“to take”).

Pronunciation

Noun

qātum f (dual qātān, plural qātātum) (from Old Akkadian on)

  1. hand
  2. care, charge, responsibility
  3. paw
  4. (in the plural) guarantee, security, pledge

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒋗 (ŠU)
  • 𒋗𒎌 (ŠU.MEŠ)
  • 𒂵𒀀𒌈 (qa₂-a-tum)
  • 𒋡𒀀𒌈 (qa-a-tum)
  • 𒂵𒌈 (qa₂-tum)
  • 𒋡𒌈 (qa-tum)
  • 𒋡𒀀𒌓 (qa-a-tu₂)
  • (dual) 𒂵𒋫𒀭 (qa₂-ta-an)
  • ina qātim ša (“from; in the charge of”)
  • qātam šakānum (“to begin”)
  • qātam ṣabātum (“to help”)

See also

  • 𒇿 (pagrum, “body”)

References

  • “qātu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
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