"mīnum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Akkadian]

IPA: /ˈmiː.num/ Forms: mīnu [alternative], minnu [alternative]
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 Categories (other): Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on: 0 42 0 9 9 40
  3. shape, good look, figure Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mīnum-akk-noun-cHT8EuKH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: minûtum (english: amount)
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun [Akkadian]

IPA: /ˈmiː.num/ Forms: mīnu [alternative], minû [alternative, Babylonian], minûm [alternative, 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 21 0 3 3 73 Disambiguation of Akkadian pronouns: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on: 0 0 100 Disambiguation of Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on: 0 42 0 9 9 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 13 0 3 3 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 0 3 3 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ana mīnim (english: why?)
Etymology number: 1
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "why?",
      "translation": "why?",
      "word": "ana mīnim"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gez",
        "2": "ምንት"
      },
      "expansion": "Ge'ez ምንት (mənt)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "uga",
        "2": "𐎎𐎐𐎎",
        "t": "whatever, anything"
      },
      "expansion": "Ugaritic 𐎎𐎐𐎎 (mnm, “whatever, anything”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Semitic *mīn- (“what”). Cognate with Ge'ez ምንት (mənt) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎐𐎎 (mnm, “whatever, anything”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mīnu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minû",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Babylonian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minûm",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Babylonian"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "mīnum",
      "name": "akk-pronoun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOAkk"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Akkadian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "pron",
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          "english": "What do I owe you?",
          "roman": "mi-nam e-li-ia ti-šu",
          "text": "𒈪𒉆 𒂊𒇷𒅀 𒋾𒋗",
          "translation": "What do I owe you?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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          "what",
          "what"
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          "whatever",
          "whatever"
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          "_dis": "0 0 100",
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          "_dis": "0 42 0 9 9 40",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "0 13 0 3 3 81",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "0 11 0 3 3 83",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        "why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
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          "why",
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        ],
        [
          "what for",
          "what for"
        ],
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          "reason",
          "reason"
        ]
      ],
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        "(interrogative) why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on"
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        "interrogative"
      ]
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "amount",
      "translation": "amount",
      "word": "minûtum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From manûm (“to count”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mīnu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minnu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "mīnum m",
      "name": "akk-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "fromOB"
      },
      "expansion": "(from Old Babylonian on)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akkadian",
  "lang_code": "akk",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          ],
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              8,
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          "english": "(Their) number is not big.",
          "roman": "mi-nu-um u₂ ra-bi",
          "text": "𒈪𒉡𒌝 𒌑𒌌 𒊏𒁉",
          "translation": "(Their) number is not big.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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          "english": "with countless horses",
          "roman": "it-ti ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ la mi-nam",
          "text": "𒀉𒋾 𒀲𒆳𒊏𒎌 𒆷 𒈪𒉆",
          "translation": "with countless horses",
          "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"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "0 42 0 9 9 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-mīnum-akk-noun-KjGu-iZt",
      "links": [
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          "accounting",
          "accounting"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shape, good look, figure"
      ],
      "id": "en-mīnum-akk-noun-cHT8EuKH",
      "links": [
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ],
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ],
        [
          "look",
          "look"
        ],
        [
          "figure",
          "figure"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}
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    "Akkadian lemmas",
    "Akkadian masculine nouns",
    "Akkadian nouns",
    "Akkadian pronouns",
    "Akkadian terms attested from Old Akkadian on",
    "Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on",
    "Akkadian terms derived from Proto-Semitic",
    "Akkadian terms inherited from Proto-Semitic",
    "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "why?",
      "translation": "why?",
      "word": "ana mīnim"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
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        "Babylonian"
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      "form": "minûm",
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          "english": "What do I owe you?",
          "roman": "mi-nam e-li-ia ti-šu",
          "text": "𒈪𒉆 𒂊𒇷𒅀 𒋾𒋗",
          "translation": "What do I owe you?",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "what?"
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        "(interrogative) what?"
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    {
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        "what, whatever"
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        [
          "what",
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        [
          "whatever",
          "whatever"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(relative) what, whatever"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "from Old Akkadian on"
      ],
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        "relative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
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          "why",
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        [
          "what for",
          "what for"
        ],
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          "reason",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) why?, what for?, for what reason?"
      ],
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        "from Old Akkadian on"
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      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}

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    "Akkadian lemmas",
    "Akkadian masculine nouns",
    "Akkadian nouns",
    "Akkadian terms attested from Old Babylonian on",
    "Akkadian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "amount",
      "translation": "amount",
      "word": "minûtum"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From manûm (“to count”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mīnu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minnu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "mīnum m",
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    {
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      },
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          "english": "(Their) number is not big.",
          "roman": "mi-nu-um u₂ ra-bi",
          "text": "𒈪𒉡𒌝 𒌑𒌌 𒊏𒁉",
          "translation": "(Their) number is not big.",
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          "english": "with countless horses",
          "roman": "it-ti ANŠE.KUR.RA.MEŠ la mi-nam",
          "text": "𒀉𒋾 𒀲𒆳𒊏𒎌 𒆷 𒈪𒉆",
          "translation": "with countless horses",
          "type": "example"
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        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
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      "tags": [
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        "from Old Akkadian on",
        "from Old Babylonian on"
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        "shape, good look, figure"
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          "shape",
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        [
          "good",
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        [
          "look",
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        [
          "figure",
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        "from Old Babylonian on"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmiː.num/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mīnum"
}

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