mannum

Akkadian

Root
m-n-n
1 term

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *mann- (“what”). Cognate with Arabic مَنْ (man) and Biblical Hebrew מִי (mi).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈman.num/

Pronoun

mannum (from Old Akkadian on)

1. (interrogative) who?
2. (indefinite) whoever, anyone, someone, one
3. (Neo-Assyrian) each, every (single) person

Alternative forms

• mannu (non-mimated)
• man, ma''u (Neo-Assyrian)
• mīya, mīyati, ema'e (El-Amarna)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒇽 (LU₂) (Neo-Assyrian)	𒈠𒀭𒉡𒌝 (ma-an-nu-um) 𒈠𒉡𒌝 (ma-nu-um) 𒈠𒉏 (ma-num) 𒈠𒀭𒉡 (ma-an-nu) 𒎙𒉡 (man-nu)

References

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

Latin

Noun

mannum

1. accusative singular of mannus

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑn.num/

Noun

mannum

1. dative plural of mann

Old High German

Noun

mannum

1. dative plural of mann