𒄀

𒄀 U+12100, 𒄀 CUNEIFORM SIGN GI ← 𒃿 [U+120FF] Cuneiform 𒄁 → [U+12101]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒄀	Sign Number
MZL	141
Deimel	85
HZL	30

Derived signs

• 𒄃
• 𒄄

 

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

Sign values

Sign	𒄀
Sumerograms	GI, SIG₁₇
Phonetic values	ge, gi

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄀 (gi, “reed”).

Logogram

𒄀 • (GI)

1. Sumerogram of qanûm (“reed”)
2. (Neo-Babylonian) Sumerogram of šalāmum (“to be healthy, intact”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒄀 (gi, gin₆ /gin/, “to be firm, true”).

Logogram

𒄀 • (GI)

1. Sumerogram of kīnum (“to be firm, true”)

Etymology 3

Logogram

𒄀 • (GI)

1. (occasionally) Akkadogram of epēšum (“to do, act; to make, build”)

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Sumerian

Etymology 1

Noun

𒄀 • (gi)

1. reed
2. a measuring reed
3. a unit of length equal to 6 𒌑 (kuš₃, “cubits”).

Related terms

• 𒄀𒁾𒁀 (gidubak)
• 𒄀𒍣 (gizi)

 

References

• “𒄀 (gi)” in ePSD2

Etymology 2

Verb

𒄀 • (sig₁₇, sissig)

1. Alternative form of 𒅊 (sig₇, “to be green, yellow”)

Etymology 3

Verb

𒄀 • (gi)

1. Alternative form of 𒄄 (gi₄ /gi/)

Etymology 4

Alternative forms of /gin/
𒄀𒅔 (gi-in)
𒁺 (gin)
𒄀𒂗 (ge-en)
𒄀𒊭 (ge-en₈)

Verb

𒄀 • (gin₆ /gin/)

1. (intransitive) to be firm, permanent
2. (intransitive) to be true, correct, normal
3. (transitive) to make firm
4. (transitive) to confirm, establish, verify

References

• “𒄀 (gin)” in ePSD2

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒄀