𒂼

𒂼 U+120BC, 𒂼 CUNEIFORM SIGN GA2 TIMES AN ← 𒂻 [U+120BB] Cuneiform 𒂽 → [U+120BD]

Translingual

Cuneiform sign

𒂼	Sign Number
MZL	392
Deimel	237
HZL	57
Components
𒂷, 𒀭

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	𒂼
Sumerograms	AMA, DAGAL
Phonetic values	—

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂼 (ama, “mother”)

Logogram

𒂼 • (AMA)

1. Sumerogram of ummum (“mother”)

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Sumerian 𒂼 (dag̃al, “to be wide”)

Logogram

𒂼 • (DAGAL)

1. Sumerogram of rapāšum (“to be wide”)

Sumerian

Glyph origin

A ligature formed by the sign 𒂷 (ga₂) and the phonetic complement 𒀭 (am₆).

Etymology 1

Noun

𒂼 • (ama)

1. mother

Etymology 2

Noun

𒂼 • (dag̃al)

1. breadth, width

Verb

𒂼 • (dag̃al)

1. to be wide, broad, vast, widespread

See also

• Sumerian terms spelled with 𒂼

References

• “𒂼 [ama]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present
• “𒂼 [dag̃al]”, in ePSD2 (overall work in English), University of Pennsylvania, 2017–present