qaštum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Cognate with Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”) and Biblical Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qɛ́šɛṯ, “bow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈqaʃ.tum/ === Noun === qaštum f (construct state qašat, plural qašātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on) (weaponry) bow (design, mathematics) bow (geometrical figure) ==== Alternative forms ==== qaštu (non-mimated) qaltu === References === “qaštu”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)‎[1], Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1956–2011