appu [KIR4 : ] (n. fem. ;
)
[Human → Body]
1) a nose also in dual ;
2) see also pû / ṣipru* : a beak ;
rēš appi : the tip of the nose ;
naḫīr/piliš appi : a nostril ;
dūr appi : a cheek ;
šār appi breath ; appašu kašādu : to defeat s.o. ;
ṣibit appi : a moment ;
3) an extremity , a cape geography (?) ;
Cf. appu (2)
See also : appu qadādu, appu maḫāṣum, appu kašādum, ṣibit appu, labān appu, ḫēḫēn appu, labānu (2), ṣīru
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *ʾanp
- Arabic : ʾanf أَنْف
- Syriac : ʾappē
- Hebrew : ʾaṗ אַף
- Ugaritic : ảnp
- Ge'ez : ʾanf