qanûm

Akkadian

Root
q-n-'
1 term

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /qaˈnuːm/

Etymology 1

Noun

qanûm m (base qana or qanu, plural qanû m or qanâtum f) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. (botany) reed, cane
2. (weaponry) arrow
3. (music) pipe
4. (tool) measuring reed
5. a unit of length equal to 6 cubits

Alternative forms

• qanû (non-mimated)
• qanu'u

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄀 (GI) 𒄀𒄭𒀀 (GI.ḪI.A) (plural)	𒂵𒉡𒌑𒌝 (qa₂-nu-u₂-um) 𒂵𒉡𒌑 (qa₂-nu-u₂) 𒋡𒉡𒌑 (qa-nu-u₂) 𒂵𒉡𒌋 (qa₂-nu-u) 𒋡𒀭 (qa-an) (state construct)

Related terms

• qan ṭuppim (“stylus”)

 

Descendants

• → Eblaite: 𒄀 (qanuwum, qanûm)
• → Aramaic: קַנְיָא / ܩܢܝܐ (qanyā)
  • → Arabic: قَنَاة (qanāh)
• → Ethiopian:
  • Ge'ez: ኵናት (kʷənat), ኲናት (kʷinat)
  • Tigre: ኮናት (konat)
  • Tigrinya: ኵናት (kʷənat)
• → Ancient Greek: κᾰ́ννᾱ (kánnā), κᾰ́ννη (kánnē) — Ionic
  • Greek: κάννη (kánni)
  • → Latin: canna (see there for further descendants)
    • ⇒ Latin: *cannālis, canālis (see there for further descendants)
• → Mycenaean Greek: 𐀒𐀜𐀛𐀠 (ko-no-ni-pi /⁠konōni-pʰi⁠/)
• → Hebrew: קָנֶה (qɔnɛ́, “stem, reed, cane”)
  • → English: kaneh
• → Phoenician: *𐤒𐤍𐤀 (*qnʾ /⁠qanā⁠/)
  • Punic: 𐤒𐤍𐤀 (qnʾ /⁠qanā⁠/)
    • → Kabyle: aɣanim (“reeds”)
    • → Tashelhit: aɣanim (“reeds”)
• → Ugaritic: 𐎖𐎐 (qn, “cane; arrow”)

References

• “qanû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qanû(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag

Etymology 2

Verb

qanûm (G, i, durative iqanni, perfect iqtani, preterite iqni, imperative qini) (Old Assyrian, Old Babylonian, Mari, Middle Babylonian, Neo-Assyrian)

1.  to keep possession of
2. (Neo-Assyrian) to acquire, buy

Usage notes

Forms with theme vowel "i" appear in Old Babylonian, those with "u" in Neo-Assyrian.

Alternative forms

• qanû (non-mimated)
• qanā'u

References

• “qanû”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[2], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011
• Black, Jeremy, George, Andrew, Postgate, Nicholas (2000) “qanû(m) II”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag