kēna

Akkadian

Root
k-w-n
3 terms

Etymology

Cognate with Biblical Hebrew כֵּן (so, thus; yes).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈkeː.na/

Adverb

kēna (Old Assyrian)

1. yes

   Synonym: (Old Babylonian) 𒀭𒈾 (anna)

Alternative forms

• kīna (non-mimated)

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒆠𒈾 (ke-na)

References

• “kēna”, 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) “kīna”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag