abnu  [NA₄ : ]  (n. m. & f.)

[Nature → Minerals]

1) a stone , a rock ; 2) a gem ; aban nisiqtu : a choice stone , a precious stone , a gem ;

Cf. aban šamê

See also : milḫu, papparmīnu, saggilmud, digilu, engisû, ḫaltappû, mēṣu, mūṣu, nukur(...), šinni ṣabīti, sikillu

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*ʾabn
• Syriac : ʾabnā  ܐܰܒ݂ܢܳܐ
• Hebrew : ʾeḃen  אֶבֶן
• Ugaritic : ảbn  
• Ge'ez : ʾǝbn

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