𒀊

Translingual

Symbol

𒀊 Cuneiform sign AB

• Borger (2003): 223
• Borger (1981):
• HZL: 97

phonetic values

• Sumerian: AB
• Akkadian: ab, ap
• Hittite:

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References

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

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Akkadian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʾab-.

Noun

𒀊 • (abu) [AB]

1. father
2. ancestor

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sumerian 𒀊 (/⁠ab⁠/, “window, opening”)

Noun

𒀊 • (aptu, abtu) [AB]

1. window

References

• AB (father) in ePSD
• AB (window) in ePSD

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Hurrian

Noun

𒀊 (au) [AB] (ergative 𒀊𒌍 "afeš")

1. what/who (interrogative pronoun)

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Sumerian

Noun

𒀊 • (AB)

1. old person
2. witness
3. father
4. elder
5. an official

References

• ePSD