1) like , how ? , as , according to , for (a price) , on account of ; kī lā mekê : without negligence ; kī šakān bilte : by imposing a tribute 2) : kī qāt / kī ša : instead of , in the stead of ; 3) adverbe : : how ? [personal name] - before precative - : How should I ... ? 4) [GIM] + subjonctive : : when ; 5) : conditional : if before perfect, present ; 6) introducing an oath : [kī undeššer] : if I abandon = I will not abandon 7) kī ... kī : whether ... or ; 8) ša ' ālu kī : to ask whether ; 9) : because , for , on account of ; 10) after verbs of knowing, saying , swearing : that ; 11 ) just as ( usually kī ša ;

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Variants : akī, akkī

See also : kīam, kīkī, kīma, kīmê, , kišūma, akanna (1), akī, kīnanna

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