nāqidum

Akkadian

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *naḳad- (sheep, shepherd). Cognate with Hebrew נוקד (noqéd) and Ugaritic 𐎐𐎖𐎄 (nqd).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaː.qi.dum/

Noun

nāqidum

  1. stockbreeder
  2. herdsman of sheep, goats and cows

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Logograms Phonetic
  • 𒈾𒃰 (NA.GAD)
  • 𒇽𒈾𒃰 (lu₂NA.GAD)
  • 𒈾𒆤 (na-qid)
  • 𒈾𒆠𒁺 (na-qi-du)

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