samānat

Akkadian

Akkadian numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  7	8	9  →
Cardinal: samānat     Ordinal: samnum     Multiplier: samānîšu     Fractional: samnat

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ṯamāniy- (“eight”). Cognate with Arabic ثَمَانِيَة (ṯamāniya) and Biblical Hebrew שְׁמוֹנָה (šəmonɔ).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /saˈmaː.nat/

Numeral

samānat m (feminine absolute samāne, masculine free form samāntum, feminine free form samānûm)

1. eight, 8

Alternative forms

• šamānat, šamāne (Assyrian)

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒐍 (USSU) 𒐆 (USSU₂)	𒊓𒈠𒈾𒀜 (sa-ma-na-at) 𒊓𒈠𒉌 (sa-ma-ni) (f) 𒊭𒈠𒈾𒀜 (ša-ma-na-at) (Ass)

References

• “samāne”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎^[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011