ḫazannum

Akkadian

Root
ḫ-z-n
1 term

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from a Semitic language, or perhaps from earlier *ḫāziyānum (“overseer”), active participle of Proto-Akkadian verb *ḫazāyum (“to see”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /χaˈzan.num/

Noun

ḫazannum m (plural hazannātum f) (Standard Babylonian, Middle Assyrian, Mari, Nuzi)

  1. mayor, village headman

Alternative forms

Cuneiform spellings
Phonetic
  • 𒄩𒍝𒀭𒉡 (ḫa-za-an-nu)
  • 𒄩𒍝𒉡 (ḫa-za-nu)

Derived terms

  • ḫazannūtum

Descendants

  • → Mishnaic Hebrew: חַזָּן (ḥazzɔ́n)

References

  1. ^ The American Heritage Dictionary, Semitic Roots Appendix, ‌x̣zy
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