qinnum

== Akkadian == === Etymology === Resultative to qanûm (“to keep, to acquire etc”). Compare with Arabic قُنّ (qunn) and Biblical Hebrew קֵן (qen). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈqin.num/ === Noun === qinnum m or f (plural qinnū or qinnātum f) (from Old Babylonian on) (masculine) nest, lair (figurative, feminine) family, clan, kinsman ==== Alternative forms ==== qinnu (non-mimated) ==== Derived terms ==== qanānum (“to nest”) === References === “qinnu 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), “qinnu(m)”, in A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian, 2nd corrected edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag, via the electronic Babylonian Library