qaštum

Akkadian

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic قَوْس (qaws, “bow”) and Biblical Hebrew קֶשֶׁת (qɛ́šɛṯ, “bow”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Babylonian) IPA^(key): /ˈqaʃ.tum/

Noun

qaštum f (construct state qašat, plural qašātum) (from Old Assyrian/Old Babylonian on)

1. (weaponry) bow
2. (design, mathematics) bow (geometrical figure)

Alternative forms

• qaštu (non-mimated)
• qaltu

Cuneiform spellings

Logograms	Phonetic
𒄑𒉼 (GIŠ.PAN) 𒉼 (PAN)	𒂵𒀸𒌈 (qa₂-aš-tum)

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