sikkānum

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Akkadian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sumerian 𒄑𒍣𒃶 (g̃ešzi-gan /⁠zigan⁠/, rudder).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sikkānum m (plural sikkānātum f) (Old Babylonian, Standard Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian)

  1.  rudder, steering paddle

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Descendants

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  • Arabic: سُكَّان (sukkān)
    • Azerbaijani: sükan
    • Persian: سکان (sokân)
    • Swahili: usukani

References

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  • “sikkannu”, 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) “si(k)kānu(m) I”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag