šinnu (1) [ZÚ : ] (n. fem.; st. constr. šinni)
[Human → Body]
tooth , fang ; dual šinnā teeth ;
šinnu pīri : an elephant tooth , an elephant tusk , ivory ;
: šinnu kalbi : the name of a plant : "dog's tooth" ;
Cf. šinni šaššāri, šinni mušṭi, šinqātu
Comparison with other Semitic languages :
- Proto-Semitic : *šinn
- Arabic : sinn سِنّ "point"
- Syriac : šinnā ܫܶܢܳܐ "a tooth "
- Hebrew : šēn
- Ugaritic : šn
- Ge'ez : sǝnn