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

Numeral

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

  1. eight, 8

Alternative forms

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

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
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