"mīnum" meaning in Akkadian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmiː.num/ (note: Old Babylonian)
Etymology: From manûm (“to count”). Head templates: {{akk-noun|m}} mīnum m, {{tlb|akk|fromOB}} (from Old Babylonian on)
  1. number Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-noun-EohvnQAF
  2. accounting Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-noun-KjGu-iZt
  3. shape, good look, figure Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-noun-cHT8EuKH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mīnu (non-mimated), 𒈪𒉡𒌝 (mi-nu-um), 𒈪𒉡 (mi-nu), minnu (alt: Neo-Assyrian) Derived forms: minûtum (english: amount)
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈmiː.num/ (note: Old Babylonian)
Etymology: From Proto-Semitic *mīn- (“what”). Cognate with Ge'ez ምንት (mənt) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎐𐎎 (mnm, “whatever, anything”). Etymology templates: {{inh|akk|sem-pro|*mīn-|t=what}} Proto-Semitic *mīn- (“what”), {{cog|gez|ምንት}} Ge'ez ምንት (mənt), {{cog|uga|𐎎𐎐𐎎|t=whatever, anything}} Ugaritic 𐎎𐎐𐎎 (mnm, “whatever, anything”) Head templates: {{akk-pronoun}} mīnum, {{tlb|akk|fromOAkk}} (from Old Akkadian on)
  1. (interrogative) what? Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-pron-LMmlmuFO
  2. (relative) what, whatever Tags: relative
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-pron-PMKDBemI
  3. (interrogative) why?, what for?, for what reason? Tags: interrogative
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-pron-c-0OA6vD Categories (other): Akkadian entries with incorrect language header, Akkadian pronouns, Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on, Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Akkadian entries with incorrect language header: 0 11 19 2 3 66 Disambiguation of Akkadian pronouns: 15 21 64 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on: 0 31 69 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on: 0 26 24 6 11 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 16 12 3 3 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 9 7 2 2 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ana mīnim (english: why?)
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: mīnu (non-mimated), 𒈪𒉡𒌝 (mi-nu-um), 𒈪𒉡 (mi-nu), minû, minûm [Babylonian], 𒂗𒉆 (EN.NAM) [mathematics, sciences], 𒂗𒈾 (EN.NA) (english: Middle/Neo-Babylonian) [mathematics, sciences], 𒂗 (english: Middle/Neo-Babylonian) [UK] [mathematics, sciences], 𒈨𒉡𒌝 (mi₃-nu-um), 𒈨𒉏 (mi₃-num), 𒈪𒉡𒌑 (mi-nu-u₂), 𒈨𒉡𒌋 (mi₃-nu-u), 𒈪𒄿𒉡 (mi-i-nu), 𒈨𒄿𒉡 (mi₃-i-nu)
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "why?",
      "word": "ana mīnim"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "1": "akk",
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      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "ምንት"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "What do I owe you?",
          "roman": "mi-nam e-li-ia ti-šu",
          "text": "𒈪𒉆 𒂊𒇷𒅀 𒋾𒋗 [mīnam elīya tīšu?]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "what?"
      ],
      "id": "en-mīnum-akk-pron-LMmlmuFO",
      "links": [
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          "what",
          "what"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) what?"
      ],
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          "what"
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          "whatever",
          "whatever"
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      "raw_tags": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "15 21 64",
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        "why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
      "id": "en-mīnum-akk-pron-c-0OA6vD",
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why"
        ],
        [
          "what for",
          "what for"
        ],
        [
          "reason",
          "reason"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on"
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "non-mimated",
      "word": "mīnu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi-nu-um",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡𒌝"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi-nu",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "minû"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Babylonian"
      ],
      "word": "minûm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "EN.NAM",
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒂗𒉆"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Middle/Neo-Babylonian",
      "roman": "EN.NA",
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒂗𒈾"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "Middle/Neo-Babylonian",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒂗"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi₃-nu-um",
      "word": "𒈨𒉡𒌝"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi₃-num",
      "word": "𒈨𒉏"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi-nu-u₂",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡𒌑"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi₃-nu-u",
      "word": "𒈨𒉡𒌋"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi-i-nu",
      "word": "𒈪𒄿𒉡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi₃-i-nu",
      "word": "𒈨𒄿𒉡"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "amount",
      "word": "minûtum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From manûm (“to count”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "mīnum m",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    },
    {
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        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOB"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "(Their) number is not big.",
          "roman": "mi-nu-um u₂ ra-bi",
          "text": "𒈪𒉡𒌝 𒌑𒌌 𒊏𒁉 [mīnum ul rabi]",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "with countless horses",
          "roman": "it-ti ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ la mi-nam",
          "text": "𒀉𒋾 𒀲𒆳𒊏𒎌 𒆷 𒈪𒉆 [itti sīsê lā mīnam]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "number"
      ],
      "id": "en-mīnum-akk-noun-EohvnQAF",
      "links": [
        [
          "number",
          "number"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "accounting"
      ],
      "id": "en-mīnum-akk-noun-KjGu-iZt",
      "links": [
        [
          "accounting",
          "accounting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shape, good look, figure"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ]
      ],
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        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "non-mimated",
      "word": "mīnu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi-nu-um",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡𒌝"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mi-nu",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "Neo-Assyrian",
      "word": "minnu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}
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      "english": "why?",
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        {
          "english": "What do I owe you?",
          "roman": "mi-nam e-li-ia ti-šu",
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          "what",
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          "whatever",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on"
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        "why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
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        "(interrogative) why?, what for?, for what reason?"
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/",
      "note": "Old Babylonian"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "non-mimated",
      "word": "mīnu"
    },
    {
      "word": "minû"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Babylonian"
      ],
      "word": "minûm"
    },
    {
      "roman": "EN.NAM",
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒂗𒉆"
    },
    {
      "english": "Middle/Neo-Babylonian",
      "roman": "EN.NA",
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒂗𒈾"
    },
    {
      "english": "Middle/Neo-Babylonian",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "𒂗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi-nu-um",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡𒌝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi₃-nu-um",
      "word": "𒈨𒉡𒌝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi₃-num",
      "word": "𒈨𒉏"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi-nu-u₂",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡𒌑"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi₃-nu-u",
      "word": "𒈨𒉡𒌋"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi-i-nu",
      "word": "𒈪𒄿𒉡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi₃-i-nu",
      "word": "𒈨𒄿𒉡"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi-nu",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}

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        {
          "english": "(Their) number is not big.",
          "roman": "mi-nu-um u₂ ra-bi",
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        {
          "english": "with countless horses",
          "roman": "it-ti ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ la mi-nam",
          "text": "𒀉𒋾 𒀲𒆳𒊏𒎌 𒆷 𒈪𒉆 [itti sīsê lā mīnam]",
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    {
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      "roman": "non-mimated",
      "word": "mīnu"
    },
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      "alt": "Neo-Assyrian",
      "word": "minnu"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi-nu-um",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡𒌝"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mi-nu",
      "word": "𒈪𒉡"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}

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