gigurû

== Akkadian == === Etymology === From Sumerian 𒌋 (giguru), from 𒄀 (gi, “reed”) +‎ 𒄥 (gur, “to turn”) +‎ 𒀀 (a, nominalizing suffix), literally “reed stylus turned around”, indicating the antecedent of the sign 𒌋, a circular hole made with the butt end of the stylus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡi.ɡuˈruː/ === Noun === gigurû m (Standard Babylonian) name of the cuneiform sign 𒌋 (Winkelhaken) === References === “gigurû A”, 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), “gigurû”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library === Further reading === Winkelhaken on Wikipedia.Wikipedia