𒀉

𒀉 U+12009, 𒀉 CUNEIFORM SIGN A2 ← 𒀈 [U+12008] Cuneiform 𒀊 → [U+1200A]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒀉	Sign Number
MZL	560
Deimel	334
HZL	215
Components
𒁕, 𒐏

References

• R. Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (MZL), Münster (2003)
• A. Deimel, Šumerisches Lexikon (Deimel), Rome (1947)
• Chr. Rüster, E. Neu, Hethitisches Zeichenlexikon (HZL), Wiesbaden (1989)

Akkadian

Sign values

Sign	𒀉
Sumerograms	A₂, TI₈
Phonetic values	ed/et/eṭ, id/it/iṭ

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒀉 (a₂ /⁠a⁠/, “arm, side; strength”)

Logogram

𒀉 • (A₂)

1. Sumerogram of aḫum (“arm, side”)
2. Sumerogram of idum (“arm; strength; purpose”)
3. Sumerogram of kappum (“hand, palm”)

Sumerian

Noun

𒀉 • (a₂ /a/)

1. arm
2. wing
3. side, edge (of a knife)
4. strength, force, military force
5. labor, work force
6. work period/unit (measured in days)
7. (point in) time
8. wage, hire, fee, payment, expenditure
9. horn, antler

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒀉

References

• “𒀉 (a, “arm”)” in ePSD2