𒅊

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𒅊 U+1214A, 𒅊
CUNEIFORM SIGN IGI GUNU
← 𒅉
[U+12149] 		Cuneiform 𒅋 →
[U+1214B]

Translingual[edit]

Cuneiform sign[edit]

𒅊 Sign Number
MZL 564
Deimel 351
HZL 239
Components
𒅆, 𒍦

References[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia
  • R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
  • A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
  • Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian[edit]

Sign values[edit]

Sign 𒅊
Sumerograms SIG₇
Phonetic values —

Etymology[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒅊 (sig₇, “to be green, yellow”).

Logogram[edit]

𒅊 • (SIG₇)

  1. Sumerogram of warāqum (“to be green, yellow”)

Sumerian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Alternative forms of
/sig/
𒄀 (sig₁₇)

Adjective[edit]

𒅊 • (sig₇ /sig/) (reduplication 𒅊𒅊 (si₁₂-si₁₂))

  1. green, yellow, pale

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

𒅊 • (agar₄ /agar/)

  1. Alternative form of 𒀀𒃼 (a-gar₃ /⁠agar⁠/)

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

𒅊 • (sig₇, se₁₂/si₁₂)

  1. to pluck hair or wool
  2. to be trimmed, pruned

Etymology 4[edit]

Alternative forms of
/sig/
𒆗 (sig₁₅)

Verb[edit]

𒅊 • (sig₇, se₁₂/si₁₂ /sig/) (reduplication 𒅊𒅊 (si₁₂-si₁₂ /⁠sissig⁠/))

  1. to be green, yellow, pale

See also[edit]

Colors in Sumerian · 𒍨 (zib₂ /⁠zib⁠/) (layout · text)
     𒌓 (babbar)           𒈪 (giggi)
             𒋜 (su₄ /⁠su⁠/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /⁠dara⁠/)              𒋜 (su₄ /⁠su⁠/), 𒁱 (dara₄ /⁠dara⁠/)              𒅊 (sig₇ /⁠sig⁠/)
                          𒅊 (sig₇ /⁠sig⁠/)             
                                       𒍝𒆳 (za-gin₃ /⁠zagin⁠/)
                          𒄭𒈨𒁕 (ḫe-me-da /⁠ḫemeda⁠/)             

References[edit]

  • “𒅊 (sig)” in ePSD2
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